Question

When a capillary tube is immersed in water vertically, water rises to a height 'h' inside the tube. If the radius of another capillary tube is 1/3^rd that of the previous, the height to which water will rise in this tube, is ______.

Options

• `hsqrt3`

• `h/3`

• 3h

• h

Answer 1

When a capillary tube is immersed in water vertically, water rises to a height 'h' inside the tube. If the radius of another capillary tube is 1/3^rd that of the previous, the height to which water will rise in this tube, is 3h.

Explanation:

h₁r₁ = h₂r₂

`h_2=(h_1r_1)/r_2=3h`