The surface tension of water is 7×10−2N/m2 and its angle of contact with glass is zero. The rise of water in a capillary tube of diameter 0.5mm is _________.
The rise in the tube is given as,
h=2Tcosθrρg
=2×7×10−2cos0∘0.25×10−3×1×103×9.8
=5.71×10−2m
=5.71cm
Thus, the rise in the tube is 5.71cm.