Q3) Calculate the ratio between the height to which ethyl alcohol rises to water by capillary action in the same glass tube. The surface tension of water N/m is 0.0728 and ethyl alcohol N/m of 0.0223, the contact angle of water and ethyl alcohol (0°) and the density of water (kg/m3 1000) and of ethyl alcohol (g/ml 0.790)?

Q3) Calculate the ratio between the height to which ethyl alcohol rises to water by capillary action in the same glass tube. The surface tension of water N/m is 0.0728 and ethyl alcohol N/m of 0.0223, the contact angle of water and ethyl alcohol (0°) and the density of water (kg/m3 1000) and of ethyl alcohol (g/ml 0.790)?

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation

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Chapter14: Liquids And Solids

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