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Water rises to a height 'h' in capillary tube. If the length of capillary tube above the surface of water is made less than 'h', then:
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Options:
  • A water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing.
  • B water rises upto a point a little below the top and stays there.
  • C water does not rise at all.
  • D water rises upto the tip of capillary tube and then starts overflowing like a fountain.
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The correct answer is: water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing.
It won't overflow. That should be obvious since doing so would create a constant flow, constantly using energy, but without any energy input. The same force that pulls the water along the inside of the capillary tube also holds it there when it reaches the end. This force doesn't just pull upward, it pulls the water along the glass. At a certain height, the weight of the water column balances this pull. In that case the pull is upward since there is water below but not above.

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