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The rise in the level of a liquid in a tube is h. If half the amount is poured outside, what will be the new rise in liquid level?

(a) 0

(b) h/2

(c) h

(d) 2h

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Query is from Surface Tension topic in portion Properties of Fluids of Fluid Mechanics

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Right choice is (c) h

Easy explanation: The rise in liquid level for a liquid is independent of the amount of liquid present in the tube. Since, same tube is used and same liquid is considered, the rise in the liquid level will remain the same.

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