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Capillary rise of water when the apparatus is taken down a mine

The same question, asked 2 times: 4 May 2023 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S1

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    Water rises up to height XX in a capillary tube immersed vertically in water. When the whole arrangement is taken to a depth dd in a mine, the water level rises up to height YY. If RR is the radius of earth, then the ratio YX\frac{Y}{X} is

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  2. Question 2

    21 Apr 2025 S1

    27
    Water rises up to height ' xx ' in a capillary tube immersed vertically in water. When the whole arrangement is taken to a depth 'd' in a mine, the water level rises up to height Y . If R is the radius of the earth then the ratio Y:xY:x is

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