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Liquids. Capillary effects

Problem 2.167

A glass capillary of length l=110 mml=110 \mathrm{~mm} and inside diameter d=20μmd=20 \mu \mathrm{m} is submerged vertically into water. The upper end of the capillary is sealed. The outside pressure is standard. To what length xx has the capillary to be submorged to make the water levels inside and outside the capillary coincide?

Reveal Answer
x=l/(1+p0d/4α)=1.4 cmx=l /\left(1+p_{0} d / 4 \alpha\right)=1.4 \mathrm{~cm}