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Water rises to a height of 10 cm in a capillary tube and mercury falls to a depth of 3.42 cm in the same capillary tube. If the density of mercury and water are  and  respectively, the ratio of surface tension of water and mercury is

a)

1 : 0.15

b)

1 : 3

c)

1 : 6.5

d)

1.5 : 1



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Water rises to a height of 10 cm in a capillary tube and mercury falls to a depth of 3.42 cm in the same capillary tube. If the density of mercury and water are  and  respectively, the ratio of surface tension of water and mercury is

a)

1 : 0.15

b)

1 : 3

c)

1 : 6.5

d)

1.5 : 1

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