Two large glass plates are placed vertically and parallel to each other inside a tank of water with separation between the plates equal to 1 mm. Find the rise of water in the space between the plates. Surface tension of water = 0.075 N m-1.

1.5 cm

Here, consider a unit length in glass plates.


Given, surface tension of water,


Separation between the plates


The force is given by,


The weight of water in unit volume is



Thus,



1