Question

does the capillary rise occurs in mercury as well​

Answer 1

Answer:

Water is a liquid that wets glass capillary tubes; mercury is one that does not. When wetting does not occur, capillarity does not occur. ... The narrower the bore of the capillary tube, the higher the water rises. Mercury, conversely, is depressed to a greater degree, the narrower the bore.

Answer 2

No, the capilary rise does not occurs in mercury.

Explanation:

• No, depression occurs in the case of mercury.
• Capillarity means  the rise or depression of a liquid in a minute hole or narrow tube.
• Mercury surface tension property is the reason for capilary fall on mercury.
• Water makes an acute angle of contact with glass, so it rises.
• But in contact with glass mercury makes an obtuse angle, so it falls in a capillary tube.
• When the adhesion to the walls is stronger than the cohesive forces between the liquid molecules, the capilary action occurs.

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