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MHT CET · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Pure water rises through a height \(h\) in a capillary tube of internal radius \(r\). Surface tension of water is \(T\). The pressure difference between the water level in the container and the lowest point of the concave meniscus is

  1. A \(\frac{\mathrm{r}}{\mathrm{T}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\mathrm{T}}{\mathrm{r}}\)
  3. C \(\frac{2 \mathrm{~T}}{\mathrm{r}}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\mathrm{r}}{2 \mathrm{~T}}\)
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(C) \(\frac{2 \mathrm{~T}}{\mathrm{r}}\)

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\( \Delta P = \frac{2T}{r} \)