Ex.1 Ans. A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains a mercury column with water above the mercury. The temperature is 20°C at which the surface tension of mercury in contact with water is 0.037 kg(n)/m. What will be the capillary depression of the mercury? Take angle of contact 0= 130°. 3.02 cm
Ex.1 Ans. A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains a mercury column with water above the mercury. The temperature is 20°C at which the surface tension of mercury in contact with water is 0.037 kg(n)/m. What will be the capillary depression of the mercury? Take angle of contact 0= 130°. 3.02 cm
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A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains a
mercury column with water above the mercury.
The temperature is 20°C at which the surface
tension of mercury in contact with water is
0.037 kg()/m. What will be the capillary
depression of the mercury? Take angle of
contact 0= 130°.
3.02 cm](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1bba66a9-8768-4db6-a5d6-53f9d3fb4959%2F4e3a5a9f-4393-4c92-9c55-2f72b015ea90%2Fl9idien_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Ans.
A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains a
mercury column with water above the mercury.
The temperature is 20°C at which the surface
tension of mercury in contact with water is
0.037 kg()/m. What will be the capillary
depression of the mercury? Take angle of
contact 0= 130°.
3.02 cm
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