Water rises up to a height 'h1' in a capillary tube immersed vertically in water. When this whole arrangement is taken to a depth 'd' in a mine, the water level rises upto a height 'h2' If 'R' is the radius of the earth, then the ratio 'h1/ h2' is: - VgyanHub

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Water rises up to a height ‘h1’ in a capillary tube immersed vertically in water. When this whole arrangement is taken to a depth ‘d’ in a mine, the water level rises upto a height ‘h2’ If ‘R’ is the radius of the earth, then the ratio ‘h1/ h2’ is:

Options :

(a) (R - d)/(R + d)
(b) 1 - d/R
(c) 1 + d/R
(d) (R + d)/(R - d)

Answer :

(b) 1 – d/R

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