A capillary tube of radius 0.1 mm is partly dipped in water (surface tension 70 dyn/cm and glass water contact angle 0 ) with 30 inclined with the vertical. The length of water risen in the capillary is cm. (Take g = 9.8 m/s2)
- 825
- 685
- 572
- 715
Answer
(1) 825
Solution
Vertical height of rise does not depend on the tilt: h = 2S r g
Here S = 70 dyn/cm = 0.07 N/m, = 0 , r = 10-4 m
h = 2 0.0710-4 1000 9.8
h = 17 m = 1007 cm 14.3 cm
The tube makes 30 with the vertical, the length l of the water column satisfies l 30 = h
l = h 30 = 1007 2 3
l 16.5 cm 825 cm (nearest option)
Answer: (1)