The figure below shows a capillary tube placed in a trough of mercury. Give a reason why the level of mercury in a capillary is lower...

      

The figure below shows a capillary tube placed in a trough of mercury.
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Give a reason why the level of mercury in a capillary is lower than in the beaker.

  

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Kavungya
Cohesive forces between mercury molecules are much stronger than adhesive force between mercury and glass.
Kavungya answered the question on May 25, 2019 at 08:17


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