Home
Class 9
PHYSICS
What is the reason for capillary depress...

What is the reason for capillary depression?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
Capillary depression occurs when the cohesive force is greater than the adhesive force.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • EQUATIONS OF MOTION

    MAXIMUM PUBLICATION|Exercise EXAMPLE|23 Videos

  • GRAVITATION

    MAXIMUM PUBLICATION|Exercise EXAMPLE|74 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What is the reason for capillary rise?

What is the reason for surface tension?

What is Biomagnification and what is the main reason for Biomagnification?

What is the reason for the rising of the ink upwards?

MAXIMUM PUBLICATION-FORCES OF FLUIDS-EXAMPLE
  1. Does the capillary rise occur in mercury as well? What did you observe...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What is the reason for capillary rise?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. What is the reason for capillary depression?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Arrange capillary tubes of different diameter on a piece of thermocol....

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Arrange capillary tubes of different diameter on a piece of thermocol....

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Arrange capillary tubes of different diameter on a piece of thermocol....

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Why does the capillary rise decreases when the diameter is increased?

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Why does the capillary rise decreases when the diameter is increased?

    Text Solution

    |

  9. How does the oil rise up along the wick made of cotton cloth in lamps?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Why is the land ploughed before the beginning of summer? Does it have ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. What is viscosity?

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Find out liquids of viscocity greater and lower than that of water and...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What is the relation between viscosity and temperature?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Why is it said that the body of a person who gets an electric shock sh...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. The weight of a piece of stone in air 120 N and its weight in water is...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. A body which floated in water sank, when put in kerosene. Why did it h...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Observe the figures of an object placed in different liquids Compar...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Observe the figures of an object placed in different liquids Among A...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A body of weight 1000 N sinks in water. The weight of the liquid overf...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A body of weight 1000 N sinks in water. The weight of the liquid overf...

    Text Solution

    |