Explain why water would fill a fine capi...

Explain why water would fill a fine capillary tube which is open at both ends when one end is immersed in water.

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It is the surface tension which pulls the water into the capillary. In fine capillary, the surface tension is great enough to overcome the attraction of gravity on water.

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