Capillary action is defined as the ability of a liquid to go up a narrow space without the help or opposition of external forces. One of the most important factors affecting capillary action is the intermolecular forces within a substance. The higher the IMF, the greater the capillary action. The H-bonding in water gives it greater IMF than acetone, so water has greater capillary action.

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Lucas rubs a plastic ruler on his sweater. He waves the ruler above a pile of shredded paper and notices that the pieces of pape

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Explanation:

Firstly it is pertinent to know that, Electric force are due to the movement of electrons that is due to its gain and loss. This phenomenon is based on static electricity.

When the glass ruler is rubbed over the woolen sweater, the wool gets positively charged and the ruler gains electron to form negative charge.

Now if this charged is not earthed, the negative charged ruler attracts the uncharged bits of paper, as a result of which the paper gets attached to the ruler.

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