Physics · Capillarity
What happens if a capillary tube is dipped vertically in a beaker of water inside an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth?
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- 1Water will rise to the open top end of the tube and stay there without overflowing, regardless of the tube's length.
- 2Water will rise up to the open top end of the tube, overflowing if the tube is very short, due to zero apparent weight.✓
- 3Water will rise to the exact same height as it does on the Earth's surface.
- 4Water will not rise at all in the tube.
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Water will rise up to the open top end of the tube, overflowing if the tube is very short, due to zero apparent weight.
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