A capillary tube of radius is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height . The mass of the water in the capillary is 5 g. Another capillary tube of radius is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is:
5.0 g
10.0 g
20.0 g
2.5 g
According to the sources, the height to which a liquid rises in a capillary tube of radius is given by the formula . The mass () of the liquid column is the product of its density () and volume (). Assuming the liquid column is a cylinder of height , the volume is . Substituting the expression for into the mass formula: . Simplifying this gives . This derivation shows that the mass of the liquid in the capillary is directly proportional to the radius of the tube () . Given that the first tube has radius and contains 5 g of water, a second tube with radius (double the radius) will contain double the mass of water. Therefore, g g.
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