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Compare the shapes of the meniscus of wa...

Compare the shapes of the meniscus of water in a glass tube and in wax coated glass tube. Give an appropriate reason.

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(i) composition and nature of glass and wax
(ii) comparison of types of forces existing between the molecules of water, glass and water and wax
(iii) relation between type of force and meniscus
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