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Calculate the ratio of the heights to which water and
Chapter 11, Problem 66(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 66PE
Calculate the ratio of the heights to which water and mercury are raised by capillary action in the same glass tube.
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QUESTION:
Problem 66PE
Calculate the ratio of the heights to which water and mercury are raised by capillary action in the same glass tube.
ANSWER:
Solution to 66PE
Step 1 of 3
We have to calculate the ratio of capillary rise by water and mercury in the same glass tube.
The capillary rise of a liquid in a tube is given by,
is the capillary rise
is the surface tension of the liquid
is the fluid density
is the radius of the tube
is the contact angle that the liquid makes with the tube.
is acceleration due to gravity.