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The surface tension of a liquid is 0.245Nm1. Its angle of contact is 60o. Its density is 1000 kg/m3. When a capillary tube of diameter 1 mm is dipped vertically in it, the capillary rise is (g =10ms2)

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49 cm
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4.9 cm
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98 cm
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9.8 cm
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Solution

The correct option is B 4.9 cm
h=2Tcosθρrg
= 2×0.245×cos6001000×12×103×10
= 4×0.245×121000×103×10(cos600=1/2)
= 4.9×102m
= 4.9 cm

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