Water rises to height in capillary tube, if the length of …

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Water rises to height in capillary tube, if the length of capillary tube above the surface of water is made less than , then

water does not rise at all.

water rises upto the tip of capillary tube and then starts overflowing like a fountain.

water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing.

water rises upto a point a little below the top and stays there.

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Water will rise upto the top level but will not overflow. Radius of curvature increases in such a way that final height is reduced and given by (it is in accordance with Zurin's law)

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