MHT CET Physics question

Water rises to a height of 10.3 cm in a capillary of height 18 cm above the water level. If the tube is cut at a height of 12 cm in the capillary tube,

(A)water will come as a fountain from the capillary tube
(B)water will stay at a height of 12 cm in the capillary tube
(C)the height of water in the capillary tube will be 10.3 cmCorrect
(D)water height flow down the sides of the capillary tube

Answer: (C)

Solution

The cut height 12 cm is still greater than the rise of 10.3 cm, so the water level stays where it was, 10.3 cm; it

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