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Understanding Capillarity Phenomenon by mawarnisaputri is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Capillarity refers to the phenomenon where a liquid rises above its level in a narrow tube due to adhesive and cohesive forces; when water is placed in a glass tube it rises due to stronger adhesive forces between water and glass overcoming cohesive forces between water molecules, forming a concave meniscus, while mercury forms a convex meniscus as its cohesive forces are stronger. Capillarity is influenced by surface tension, contact angle, density, and radius and has applications like fuel rising in stove
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