The phenomenon of liquid rising in a narrow tube is known as?

Practice Questions

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The phenomenon of liquid rising in a narrow tube is known as?
  1. Surface tension
  2. Capillarity
  3. Viscosity
  4. Hydrostatic pressure

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

The phenomenon of liquid rising in a narrow tube is known as?
  • Step 1: Understand that when a narrow tube is placed in a liquid, the liquid can rise inside the tube.
  • Step 2: This rising of the liquid happens because of the attraction between the liquid molecules and the molecules of the tube.
  • Step 3: The term used to describe this phenomenon is 'capillarity'.
  • Step 4: Capillarity occurs in very thin tubes, which is why the tube needs to be narrow.
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