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To what height can mercury be filled in a vessel without any leakage if there is a pin hole of diameter 0.1 mm at the bottom of the vessel? ( Density of mercury `=13.6xx10^(3) kg m^(-3)`, surface tension of mercury `=550xx10^(-3) N m^(-1)`, Neglect angle of contact.

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`16.49xx10^(-2)`m
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