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The maximum length of water column that can stay without falling in a vertically held capillary tube of diameter 1 mm and open at both the ends is
(Acceleration due to gravity \(=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\) and surface tension of water \(=0.07 \mathrm{Nm}^{-1}\) )

  1. A 2.8 cm
  2. B 5.6 cm
  3. C 1.4 cm
  4. D 0 cm
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(A) 2.8 cm

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\(L = \frac{2T}{\rho r g}\) \(L = \frac{2 \times 0.07}{1000 \times (0.5 \times 10^{-3}) \times 10}\) \(L = 0.028 \text{ m}\) \(L = 2.8 \text{ cm}\)
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