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Grade 11Mechanics

Sir, plz tell me about capillary tube . action of capillary tube. And thnx for give me best sujjestion of previous year questions

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Umakant Biswal
9 Years ago
Capillary action occurs when the adhesion to the walls is stronger than the cohesive forces between the liquid molecules. The height to which capillary action will take water in a uniform circular tube  is limited by surface tension and, of course, gravity. 
capillary tube is a simple tube made up of thin and rigid material , 
and also , you can define capillary action as -ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.
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