Mercury (density = 13600 kg/m³, o = 0.49 N/m, 0 = 0°) is contained in a wide beaker. A 2 mm internal diameter open-ended capillary tube is %3D inserted in the middle of the beaker into the mercury. The meniscus in the tube will be below the external mercury surface by how much distance?

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Mercury (density = 13600 kg/m2, o = 0.49 N/m,
0 = 0°) is contained in a wide beaker. A 2 mm
internal diameter open-ended capillary tube is
%D
%3D
inserted in the middle of the beaker into the
mercury. The meniscus in the tube will be below
the external mercury surface by how much
distance?
Transcribed Image Text:Mercury (density = 13600 kg/m2, o = 0.49 N/m, 0 = 0°) is contained in a wide beaker. A 2 mm internal diameter open-ended capillary tube is %D %3D inserted in the middle of the beaker into the mercury. The meniscus in the tube will be below the external mercury surface by how much distance?
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