Question

What is the capillary rise of ethanol in a glass tube with a 0.1 mm radius if the surface tension of ethanol is 0.032Jm2 and the density of ethanol is 0.71gcm3

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Expression for capillary rise is as follows

h = 2T / ρ g r where T is surface tension , ρ is density of liquid and r is radius of capillary tube.

T = .032 J m⁻²

ρ = .71 g / cm³

= 7100 kg / m³

r = .1 x 10⁻³ m = 10⁻⁴ m

h = 2 x .032 / (7100 x 9.8 x 10⁻⁴ )

h = .0092 m

= 9.2 mm .