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,