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A capillary tube of radius r and height h 1 is connected to a broad tube as shown in figure The broad tube is gradually filled with drops of water falling at equal intervals.

Plot the changes in the difference between these levels. Calculate the maximum water level in the broad tube and the maximum difference in the levels. The surface tension of water is α.

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Sol. From the moment the filling begins to the moment of time A (Fig.) the water level will uniformly rise in the capillary tube (curve I) and remain at the same level in the broad tube (curve II)

The difference in the levels will constantly increase (Fig.2). At the moment of time A the difference in the levels will reach

h 0 =

From this moment up to the moment of time B the levels in the capillary and broad tube will rise with the same velocities while the difference in the levels will remain constant and equal to h 0 .

At the moment of time B the water level in the capillary tube will reach the end of the capillary and will stop at a height h 1 (Fig.1).

From the moment B to the moment D the water level will continuously rise in the broad tube. The water level in the capillary will remain constant but the meniscus will change its shape from concave of radius r (at the moment B) to a flat one (at the moment C) and then to a convex one of radius r (at the moment D). The difference in the levels in the section BC will decrease to zero and in the section CD it will change its sign and will increase to h 0 .

At the moment D the water will begin to flow out of the capillary tube and from this moment onwards all the levels is will be constant.

The maximum height to which the water rises in the broad tube is h 1 + h 0 . The maximum difference in the levels is h 0 .

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