. The Ontario high school physics. Fig. 180.—Water in a glass curvesdown. LEVEL OF LIQUIDS IN CAPILLARY TUBES 153 172. Level of Liquids in Capillary Tubes. In § 105 it was stated that in uny number of com-municating vessels a liquid stands atthe same level. The following ex-periment gives an apparent exceptionto this law. Let a series of capillary*tubes, whose internal diameters rangefrom say 2 mm. to the finest obtainable,be held in a vessel containing water(Fig. 181). It will be found that ineach of them the level is above that ofthe water in tlie vessel, and that thef
. The Ontario high school physics. Fig. 180.—Water in a glass curvesdown. LEVEL OF LIQUIDS IN CAPILLARY TUBES 153 172. Level of Liquids in Capillary Tubes. In § 105 it was stated that in uny number of com-municating vessels a liquid stands atthe same level. The following ex-periment gives an apparent exceptionto this law. Let a series of capillary*tubes, whose internal diameters rangefrom say 2 mm. to the finest obtainable,be held in a vessel containing water(Fig. 181). It will be found that ineach of them the level is above that ofthe water in tlie vessel, and that thefiner the tube tlie higher is the level. With alcohol tlie li(]uidis also elevated, (though not so much), but with mercury the. Fia. 181.—Showing the elevationof water in capillary tubes. \
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