Which are not true about Capillarity? (a) Capillary rise increases as the surface tension increases (b) A small bore tube will produce a higher capillary rise (c) Temperature will not affect the capillary rise of a liquid (d) In wetting fluids inside a tube, adhesion is less than cohesion, (e) If the wetting angle is greater than 90 degrees, the fluid inside a tube will fall (f) Dense fluids will rise less inside a thin bore tube, (g) The specific gravity of a fluid does not affect the capillary rise

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Which are not true about Capillarity? (a) Capillary rise increases as the surface tension increases (b) A small bore tube will produce a higher capillary rise (c) Temperature will not affect the capillary rise of a liquid (d) In wetting fluids inside a tube, adhesion is less than cohesion, (e) If the wetting angle is greater than 90 degrees, the fluid inside a tube will fall (f) Dense fluids will rise less inside a thin bore tube, (g) The specific gravity of a fluid does not affect the capillary rise

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