What happens when we use a wide tube instead of a capillary tube?
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The meniscus level will be lower.
Reasons :
1) The surface tension is lower compared to the surface tension in a narrow capillary tube.
A liquid in a tube experiences both cohesive and adhesive forces which provide the surface tension.
Adhesive forces are forces acting between the liquid and the container.
Cohesive forces are forces acting between the liquid molecules.
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