Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The capillary rise or depression in a small-diameter tube is
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Choose the correct answer
A
directly proportional to the diameter
B
directly proportional to the square of diameter
C
inversely proportional to the diameter
D
inversely proportional to the square of diameter
Correct Answer
C. inversely proportional to the diameter
Why is this the answer?
Capillary rise/depression h is inversely proportional to tube diameter.
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