According to Jurin's law, the height $h$ to which a liquid rises in a capillary tube of radius $r$ is inversely proportional to:
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According to Jurin's law, the height $h$ to which a liquid rises in a capillary tube of radius $r$ is inversely proportional to:

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Jurin's law states $h \propto \frac{1}{r}$, or $h \cdot r = 	ext{constant}$. Hence, the height of liquid rise is inversely proportional to the radius of the capillary tube.

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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