The wettability of a surface by a liquid depends primarily on:
1. surface tension.
2. density.
3. angle of contact between the surface and the liquid.
4. viscosity.
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A liquid does not wet the solid surface if the angle of contact is:
1. equal to \(45^{\circ}\)
2. equal to \(60^{\circ}\)
3. greater then \(90^{\circ}\)
4. zero 

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Water rises in the two capillaries of the same material up to a height of \(30\) and \(60 \mathrm{~mm} \text {. }\)The ratio of the radii of the capillaries is: (assume \(h\gg r\))
1. \(2: 1\)
2. \(3: 5\)
3. \(5: 4\)
4. \(4: 7\)
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The pressure difference on two sides of the curved liquid surface is due to:
1. surface tension
2. buoyancy
3. viscosity
4. None of these
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A capillary tube of radius \(0.20\) mm is dipped vertically in the water. The height of the water column raised in the tube will be:
(Surface tension of water\(=0.075\) N/m and density of water \(=1000\) kg/m3. Take \(g=10\) m/s2 and contact angle \(0^\circ.\))
1. \(7.5\text{ cm}\)
2. \(6\text{ cm}\)
3. \(5\text{ cm}\) 
4. \(3\text{ cm}\)

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In a surface tension experiment with a capillary tube, the water rises up to height \(h.\) Choose the correct statement from the following options:
1. In a lift moving upward with acceleration, height is less than \(h.\)
2. In a lift moving downward with acceleration, height is more than \(h.\)
3. On the surface of the moon with acceleration \( (\leq g),\) the height is more than \(h.\)
4. All of the above are correct.
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When a long glass capillary tube of radius \(0.015~\text{cm}\) is dipped in a liquid, the liquid rises to a height of \(15~\text{cm}\) within it. If the contact angle between the liquid and glass to close to \(0^\circ\), the surface tension of the liquid, in milliNewton m–1, is:\(\left[\rho_{\text {(liquid) }}=900 \mathrm{~kgm}^{-3}, \mathrm{~g}=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right] \) (Give answer in closest integer).
1. \(200\)
2. \(101\)
3. \(402\)
4. \(325\)

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The angle of contact at the interface of the water glass is \(0^{\circ},\) ethyl-alcohol glass is \(0^{\circ},\) mercury-glass is \(140^{\circ}\) and methyl iodide-glass is \(30^{\circ}.\) A glass capillary is put in a trough containing one of these four liquids is observed that the meniscus is convex. The liquid in the trough is:
1. water
2. ethyl alcohol
3. mercury
4. methyl iodide

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If the surface tension of water is \(0.06\text{ N/m},\) then the capillary rise in a tube of diameter \(1\text{ mm}\) is (\(\theta=0^{\circ}\))
1. \(1.22\text{ cm}\)

2. \(2.44\text{ cm}\)

3. \(3.12\text{ cm}\)

4. \(3.86\text{ cm}\)

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A liquid reaches equilibrium inside a capillary tube with an internal radius \(r\) (see figure). Given the surface tension \(T\) of the liquid, the angle of contact \(\theta,\) and the density \(\rho\) of the liquid, what is the pressure difference between points \(P\) and \(Q?\) 
1. \(\left({\dfrac{2T}{r}}\right)\cos\mathit{\theta}\) 2. \(\dfrac{T}{{r}\cos\mathit{\theta}}\)
3. \(\dfrac{2T}{{r}\cos\mathit{\theta}}\) 4. \(\left({\dfrac{4T}{r}}\right)\cos\mathit{\theta}\)
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