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A capillary tube, made of glass is dipped into mercury. Then

A

Mercury rises in the capillary tube

B

Mercury rises and flows out of the capillary tube

C

Mercury descends in the capillary tube

D

Mercury neither rises nor descends in the capillary tube

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