A 20 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water. The water rises up to 8 cm. If the entire arrangement is put in a freely falling elevator

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asked Mar 30, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

A 20 cm long capillary tube is dipped in water. The water rises up to 8 cm. If the entire arrangement is put in a freely falling elevator the length of water column in the capillary tube will be

(1) 8 cm

(2) 10 cm

(3) 4 cm

(4) 20 cm

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answered Mar 30, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The correct answer is (4)

Water will rise to the full length of capillary tube

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