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For liquid fluids will capillarity rise (or fall) increase or decrease with rise in temperature.

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Remain constant

(d) First decrease then increase

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My doubt is from Surface Tension, Capillarity, Vapour Pressure and Cavitation in division Properties of Fluids of Fluid Mechanics

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Right option is (b) Decrease

Easiest explanation: Capillary rise is given by

                    h=4*cosθ*σ/ρ*g*d

As temperature increases, σ(surface tension) decreases. Therefore, correspondingly rise(or fall) will decrease as their is direct proportional relation between the two.

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