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The meniscus of mercury in a capillary tube is 1.356 cm below plane surface outside it . If the density is 13.59 gm/cc and surface tension is 547 dyne /cm , then the radius of curvature of its meniscus is

A

0.05 cm

B

0.10 cm

C

0.06 cm

D

0.26 cm

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C
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