Water rises to a height of $10 c m$ in a capillary tube and mercury falls to a depth of $3.42 c m$ in the same capillary tube. If the density of mercury is $13.6 g m / c c$ and the angle of contact is $135^{o}$ . Find out the ratio of surface tensions of water and mercury.

1 : 0.5

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2 : 1

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1 : 6.5

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1.5 : 1

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The correct option is C $1 : 6.5$

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Q. Water rises to a height of

10 c m

in a capillary tube, and mercury falls to a depth of

3.42 c m

in the same capillary tube. If the density of mercury is

13.6 g / c m^{3}

and the angle of contact is

135^{o}

, the ratio of surface tension for water and mercury is

Water rises to a height of 10cm in a capillary tube and mercury falls to a depth of 3.42 cm in the same capillary tube. If the density of mercury is 13.6g/cc and the angle of contact of mercury and water are $135^{o}$ and $0^{o}$ respectively, the ratio of surface tension of water and mercury is