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A capillary tube of inner diameter $r$ is lowered vertically into liquid in a vessel. The height of capillary column of liquid at a particular temperature is

A

directly proportional to the radius of the tube.

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inversely proportional to the radius of the tube.

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does not depend on radius of tube.

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B inversely proportional to the radius of the tube.
As we know,
$h r =$ constant
So, the height of the capillary column of a liquid at a particular temperature is inversely proportional to the radius of the tube.

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