Surface Tension

  • Show With The Help Of Diagrams How A Liquid Surface Meets A Solid When The Angle Of Contact Is (i) Smaller Than 90 Degree, (ii) Greater Than 90 Degree.

    To find whether the angle of contact between a solid and a liquid is obtuse or acute, let us consider the case of a solid, liquid and air in contact.…

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  • What Is Capillarity? What Is Capillary Curve?

    Capillarity: Capillarity is defined as the phenomenon of ascent or descent of a liquid or elevation or depression of a liquid inside a capillary tube from the level of liquid…

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  • Derive An Expression For The Height Through Which A Liquid Of Surface Tension T Will Rise In A Capillary Tube Of Radius r.

    Rise of a liquid in a capillary tube: Let us consider a capillary tube of radius r is dipped in a liquid vertically. The liquid within the tube rises until…

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  • Explain Clearly From Where The Energy Comes When The Liquid Rises Against The Gravity In The Capillary Tube.

    Energy required to raise a liquid inside a capillary tube: When a capillary tube is partly dipped inside a liquid which wets the tube, then the liquid inside the tube…

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  • What Will Happen If The Length Of The Capillary Tube Is Smaller Than ‘h’?

    Length of the tube smaller than ‘h’: The liquid in a capillary tube rises to a maximum height h, given by [ Read In Detail ] where, r is the…

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  • What Is Jurin’s Law?

    Jurin’s Law: The liquid in a capillary tube rises to a maximum height h from the outer level of the liquid, given by [Read In Detail] where, is the radius…

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  • What Is The Shape Of A Liquid Meniscus In A Capillary Tube?

    When a capillary tube is partly dipped inside a liquid vertically, then there will be ascent or descent of the liquid inside the capillary tube. In case of a liquid…

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  • What Is The Shape Of A liquid Drop On A Horizontal Plate?

    When a liquid drop is placed on a horizontal plate, there are two forces acting on that drop of the liquid, the force due to surface tension, the force due…

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