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Water rises in a straight capillary tube upto a height of 5 cm when held vertical in water. If the tube is bent as shown figure then the height of water column in it will be

A

5 cm

B

less than 5 cm

C

more than 5 cm

D

`5 cos alpha`

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A
Capillary rise independent of shape of capillary pipe if radius of the pipe does not changes.
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