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Grade 12General Physics

The height of a liquid in a fine capillary tube (a) Increases with an increase in the density of a liquid (b) Decreases with a decrease in the diameter of the tube (c) Decreases with an increase in the surface tension (d) Increases as the effective value of acceleration due to gravity is decreased

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Since the height of capillary tube filled is inversely proportional to gravitational pull. Hence, if the gravitational pull decreases then capillary rise decreases.