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A capillary tube of radius rr is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height hh. The mass of the water in the capillary is 5 g. Another capillary tube of radius 2r2r is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is:

A

5.0 g

B

10.0 g

C

20.0 g

D

2.5 g

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the sources, the height hh to which a liquid rises in a capillary tube of radius aa is given by the formula h=2Scosθρgah = \frac{2S \cos \theta}{\rho g a} . The mass (mm) of the liquid column is the product of its density (ρ\rho) and volume (VV). Assuming the liquid column is a cylinder of height hh, the volume is V=πa2hV = \pi a^2 h. Substituting the expression for hh into the mass formula: m=ρ×πa2×(2Scosθρga)m = \rho \times \pi a^2 \times \left( \frac{2S \cos \theta}{\rho g a} \right). Simplifying this gives m=2πaScosθgm = \frac{2 \pi a S \cos \theta}{g}. This derivation shows that the mass of the liquid in the capillary is directly proportional to the radius of the tube (mam \propto a) . Given that the first tube has radius rr and contains 5 g of water, a second tube with radius 2r2r (double the radius) will contain double the mass of water. Therefore, m2=2×5m_2 = 2 \times 5 g =10.0= 10.0 g.

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