Question

A capillary tube made up of a solid 'S' is given a liquid 'L'what will be the meniscus of a liquid inside the capillary tube in each of the following cases (i) intermoleculare force of attraction b/w L-L molecule is stronger than b/w L-S molecule(ii) intermolecular force of attraction b/w L-S molecule is stronger than b/w L-L molecule​

Answer 1

Answer:

The meniscus will be a “concave” meniscus as the *adhesive forces* between Liquid (L) and Solid (S) increase. Henceforth, option (ii) is correct where intermolecular forces between Solid & Liquid are stronger than Liquid's own intermolecular forces. Phenomena is Adhesion.