A glass tube of internal diameter 3mm is immersed in mercury. The angle of contact of mercury with glass can be taken as 130°. What will be the level of Hg in the tube relative to the free surface of the liquid outside the tube? Take surface tension of liquid = 0.48 N/m.

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A glass tube of internal diameter 3mm is immersed in mercury. The angle of contact of mercury with glass can be taken as 130°. What will be the level of Hg in the tube relative to the free surface of the liquid outside the tube? Take surface tension of liquid = 0.48 N/m.
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