Given below are two statements:
Statement I: When a capillary tube is dipped into a liquid, the liquid neither rises nor falls in the capillary. The contact angle may be 
.
Statement II: The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
C
Statement 
is false but Statement II is true
is false but Statement II is true D
Statement I is true and Statement II is false
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Capillary rise
If 
then rise is non-zero
Statement-I is incorrect.
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