If the length of tube is less and cannot accommodate the maximum rise of liquid, then
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If the length of the capillary tube is less, the liquid comes upto the height of the capillary tube
and stops there.
According to equation for capillary rise
Then valve of (angle of contact) keeps changing until the equation is balanced.
i.e., meniscus adjust itself so that the water does not spill.
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