When the lower end of a narrow capillary tube is immersed in a liquid, the liquid inside the tube rises a little above the level of the liquid outside. If is then very simple to calculate how far the ...When the lower end of a narrow capillary tube is immersed in a liquid, the liquid inside the tube rises a little above the level of the liquid outside. If is then very simple to calculate how far the liquid rises in terms of the surface tension, the angle of contact and the inside radius of the tube.
