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Capillary rise when the radius or cross-section of the tube changes

This type of question, asked 5 times: 19 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    19 Apr 2025 S1

    16
    A liquid rises to a height of 2.4 cm in a glass capillary P. Another glass capillary Q having diameter 80%80\% of capillary P is immersed in the same liquid. The rise of liquid in capillary Q is

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  2. Question 2

    25 Apr 2025 S1

    29
    In a capillary tube of area of cross-section 'a' water rises to height ' hh '. To what height will water rise in a capillary tube of area of cross-section 4a?

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  3. Question 3

    15 Apr 2026 S1

    109
    Water rises to a height 33 cm in a capillary tube. If cross-sectional area of capillary tube is reduced to 1/3rd1/3^{rd} of its initial area then water will rise to a height of

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  4. Question 4

    17 Apr 2026 S1

    110
    In a capillary tube of area of cross-section 'aa' water rises to height 'hh'. To what height will water rise in a capillary tube of area of cross-section 4a4a?

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  5. Question 5

    20 Apr 2026 S2

    109
    If we dip capillary tubes of different radii rnr_n in water and the water rises to different heights hnh_n in them, then (n=1,2,3 ………)(n = 1, 2, 3\ \ldots\ldots\ldots)

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