JEE Main201910 Apr 2019Morning ShiftPhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsActual
The ratio of surface tensions of mercury and water is given to be 7.5 , while the ratio of their densities is 13.6 . Their contact angles, with glass, are close to 135 ° and 0 ° , respectively. If it is observed that mercury gets depressed by an amount h in a capillary tube of radius r 1 , while water rises by the same amount h in a capillary tube of radius r 2 , then the ratio r 1 r 2 is close to
Options
- A3 5
- B2 3
- C4 5
- D2 5
Correct answer
D. 2 5
Step-by-step solution
| h Hg | = | h water | 2 S 1 c o s θ 1 ρ 1 r 1 g = 2 S 2 c o s θ 2 ρ 2 r 2 g Therefore, the ratio of the radii of the respective tubes is, r 1 r 2 = ρ 2 ρ 1 × S 1 cos θ 1 S 2 cos θ 2 r 1 r 2 = 1 13.6 × 7.5 × 1 2 r 1 r 2 ≈ 2 5