Please can you explain me how to solve the attached problem below Example 2.7: A capillary tube of radius5 x 104 m is immersed in a beaker filledwith mercury. The mercury level inside thetube is found to be 8 x 10-3 m below the levelof reservoir. Determine the angle of contactbetween mercury and glass. Surface tensionof mercury is 0.465 N/m and its density is13.6 × 10³ kg/m³. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

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Example 2.7: A capillary tube of radius 5 x 104 m is immersed in a beaker filled with mercury. The mercury level inside the tube is found to be 8 × 10-3 m below the level of reservoir. Determine the angle of contact between mercury and glass. Surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N/m and its density is 13.6 x 10³ kg/m³. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

Example 2.7: A capillary tube of radius 5 x 104 m is immersed in a beaker filled with mercury. The mercury level inside the tube is found to be 8 × 10-3 m below the level of reservoir. Determine the angle of contact between mercury and glass. Surface tension of mercury is 0.465 N/m and its density is 13.6 x 10³ kg/m³. (g = 9.8 m/s²)

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Chapter15: Fluid Mechanics

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