Capillary rise h

Q1.

Q2.

2T cos

Rg

The rise of liquid in a capillary tube depends on

(A) the material and the length of the tube.
(B) the material, length and inner radius of tube.
(C) the material and the inner radius of tube.
(D) the material, length and outer radius of tube.
Two parallel glass plates separated by a small gap x are dipped in a liquid of surface
tension T, density . If the angle of contact is then the height up to which the liquid
rises is
(A) h = 0

Q3.

Q4.

Q5.

Q7.

2T cos
xg

(C) h =

2T cos
x

(D) h =

xT
ghcos

A capillary tube is dipped in water vertically. It is

sufficiently long so that water rises to maximum height h
h
in the tube. The length of the portion immersed in water is
>h. The lower end of the tube is closed, the tube is
taken out and opened again. Then

(A) all water flows out of the tube

(B) the length of the water column remaining in the tube
will be h
(C) The length of the water column remaining in the tube will be 2h
(D) The length of the water column remaining in the tube will be +h
A capillary tube of inner radius r having sufficient length is partially dipped in a liquid
in vertical position. If the angle of contact between the tube and the liquid is , the
radius of meniscus is
(A) r cos
(B) r sin
(C) r sec
(D) r tan
A straight cylindrical glass rod of diameter d1 is inserted coaxially into a glass tube of
inner diameter d2 and such that the separation between them is capillary [(d2 d1) <<
d1 or d2)]. The whole set up is vertically placed in contact with water surface (surface
tension = T, density = ). If the capillary rise be h, then
(A)

Q6.

(B) h =

T
g d2 d1

(B)

2T
4T
(C)
g d2 d1
g d2 d1

(D)

8T
g d2 d1

A long capillary tube when dipped inside a liquid of density 0.2 gm/cc, the liquid level
rises to a height of 5 cm. An air bubble having radius equal to the radius of curvature
of the meniscus is formed at a depth of 2 m in the same liquid. If 105 N/ m2 is the
atmospheric pressure, find the pressure inside the bubble.
The height of the water in a capillary tube is h. A drop of radius R is
r
hanging with the lower end of the capillary.
h
Find out the surface tension of the water. Consider the radius of capillary
tube is r and the meniscus is also having radius r. (R>r)
R

Q8.

Q9.

Two arms of a U-tube have unequal diameters d1 = 1.0 mm and d2 = 1.0 cm. If water
-2
(surface tension 7 10 N/m) is poured into the tube held in the vertical position, find
the difference of level of water in the U-tube. Assume the angle of contact to be z
A glass capillary tube A of radius r is dipped in water. Water rises to a height of 8 cm
in it. Now another tube B of radius 2r is dipped. Find the height difference between
the levels of water in them. Now both tubes are connected and dipped in water as
shown in figure. Show that the level difference of water in both tubes remains the
same. Take angle of contact = 0 for water-glass surface.

Surface tension
Q1.
Two soap bubbles of radii 3 cm and 2 cm come in contact and sticks to each other.
The radius of curvature of common surface is
(A) 3 cm
(B) 4 cm
(C) 5 cm
(D) 6 cm
Where, R is the radius of curvature of common surface
Q2.
A small soap bubble of radius 2 cm is trapped inside another bubble of radius 8 cm
without any contact. The radius of the new bubble for which the pressure difference is
equal to the difference of pressure inside inner bubble and outside the outer bubble is
(A) 1.0 cm
(B) 5.0 cm
(C) 2.5 cm
(D) 1.6 cm
Q3.
Surface energy of a soap bubble of volume V is U0. Change in surface energy in
increasing the volume of soap bubble from volume V to 2 V at constant temperature
is

2/3

(A) 2
Q4.

5/3

(B) 2

2 U0

2/3

(C) 2 2

1 U0

2T
R

(B)

4T
R

(C) P0

4T
R

(D) P0

A light wire AB of mass m and length is hinged from one end

to another by a horizontal fixed wire BC. AB can freely rotate
about the hinged point B. There is a film of liquid of surface

Q6.

Q7.

2/3

(D) 2

2 U0

There is a soap bubble in air, having radius R and surface tension T. The pressure
difference across the two surfaces of the soap bubble, given the atmosphere is P0 is
(A) P0

Q5.

1 U0

4T
R

tension T between the wires AB & BC and fixed wire CA such that AB is in equilibrium
in vertical plane. Find the angle ABC.
A soap bubble of radius r is formed inside another soap bubble of P
radius R( r < R). The atmospheric pressure is P0 and surface
r
tension of soap film is T. Find the pressure inside the smaller soap
R
bubble.
0

There are n number of soap bubbles one inside the

other as shown in figure. The radii of the bubbles are
r1= 1 cm, r2 = 2 cm, . . . rn = n cm (n I). Find the
pressure inside the smallest bubble whose radius is
r1. Assume atmospheric pressure is P0.

Pn

r1
P1

P2
r2
rn

Q8.

A circular ring of small thickness and of inner and

outer diameters 4cm and 4.4cm respectively,
suspended on one side of a common balance is
exactly balanced by keeping sufficient mass in the
pan on other side, as shown in figure. At this instant
the lower surface of ring is just resting on the surface
of a liquid. Now if the ring is pulled up gently, such
that it does not loose its contact with the liquid, find how much extra mass should be
put on the other pan, again to keep the balance in balanced position?
(Assume angle of contact is zero and surface tension of liquid is , and neglect the
force of buoyancy acting on the rings 10 / N / m )

Q9.

A soap bubble of radius R1 is blown at the end of a capillary tube of length and
radius R. Find the time in which the radius of the bubble reduces to R2 < R1. Surface
tension of soap bubble is T and coefficient of viscosity of air is .
A large mercury drop rests on a clean horizontal glass plate. Show that the maximum
thickness of such drop is independent of the size of the drop and has the value

Q10.

T
1 cos , where T = surface tension of mercury with glass, = density of
g
mercury and is angle of contact between mercury-glass pair.

2 r g
( 1) Terminal velocity v t

Q1.

Viscous force on a spherical ball= 6rv

A smooth spherical ball of radius 1 cm and density 4 103 kg / m3 is

dropped gently in a large container containing viscous liquid of
density 2 103 kg / m3 , 0.1 N - s / m2 . The distance moved by
the ball in t = 0.1 sec after it attains terminal velocity is
(A)

Q2.

4
m up
5

(B)

4
2
m up. (C)
m down
9
3

(D)

4
m down
9

Two spheres of equal mass are allowed to fall in a liquid , in which, the ratio of their
terminal velocities is 2 : 1, then the ratio of their radii is (neglect the effect of
buoyancy)

(A) 1 : 2
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 1 : 2
(D) 2 : 1
An air bubble of diameter 0.8 mm rise in a liquid of specific gravity 0.9 and viscosity
2
3
0.15 N- s m with terminal velocity VT .If the density of air is1.293 kg m . Find
terminal velocity VT
(A) 0.21 cm/s
(B) 0.42 cm/s
(C) 0.11 cm/s
(D) 0.183 cm/s
Subjective
Q4.
A ball of radius r, density is released from the bottom of a sea (water density 3 ). If
coefficient of viscosity is then calculate maximum velocity attained by the ball.
Assume sea is of sufficient depth and acceleration due to gravity is same at all points
in sea. Neglect compressibility of water.
Q5.
A ball of radius r having density is released from the bottom of a container which is
filled with an incompressible liquid having density 10 . Assume extension of liquid to
be large and acceleration due to gravity to be constant. Calculate maximum velocity
of ball (coefficient of viscosity for liquid is .)
Q6.
Very fine spherical dust particles are shaken up in water and allowed to settle in a
water tub in which depth of water is 2 cm. What is the specific gravity of the dust
particles if the radius of the largest particle remaining in suspension one hour later
10 5
m ? Viscosity of water 102 poise,
is
2 8
Q7.
Small rain drops are coming downward with terminal velocity v. Radius of each drop
is r. If n drops coalesce then find out the terminal velocity of bigger drop?
Q8.
A thick spherical shell having density 2 and outer radius R and inner radius r =
Q3.

R (3)1 3 is thrown downward inside a tank, containing a liquid having density .

Find the time rate of change of speed of the shell when the speed of the shell
becomes v 0
Q9.

Q10.

R2 g
. (Where is the coefficient of viscosity and g is is acceleration
9

due to gravity.)
A fluid of density and viscosity is kept in a
container. The container is accelerating in horizontal
direction with acceleration a. A small solid sphere of
radius r and density /2 is held at the base of the
container and released. Find

(a) Terminal velocity v0 of the sphere with respect to container.

(b) Distance travelled by the sphere with respect to container in attaining half the
terminal velocity v0.
A ball is given velocity v0 (greater than the terminal velocity vT) in
downward direction inside a highly viscous liquid placed inside a large
container. The height of liquid in the container is H. The ball attains the
terminal velocity just before striking at the bottom of the container. Draw
graph between velocity of the ball and distance moved by the ball
before getting terminal velocity.

Viscosity and viscous Force Fv

Q1.

dv
dx

Wall
Water is flowing streamline down the incline having inclination
30 with the horizontal. A box ABCD is attached with the wall, is
B T
floating on the surface of the water keeping face CD of the box,
C
A
downward as shown in the figure. The box has weight of 200 N
D
2
and base area 1 m . If the velocity of the stream line at a
= 30
distance of 1mm from the base CD, is 0.1 ms1, the tension
in the string connecting the block to the wall as shown is given:- Viscosity of water =

0.1Nsm 2

Q2.

Q3.

Q4.

(A) 110 N
(B) 90 N
(C) 95 N
(D) 100 N
A viscous liquid flows through a uniform tube. As we move from the axis of the tube
towards its wall, the speed of the liquid relative to the tube
(A) increases from zero to maximum value.
(B) decreases from maximum value to zero
(C) remains same throughout the cross section.
(D) increases from zero to a maximum value on one side and decreases from a
maximum value to zero on the other side.
A square laminar plate of mass m = 1kg and side 1m slides down
on a fixed inclined plane having thin film of liquid. The angle of
30
inclination of plane is 30 and coefficient of viscosity of liquid is .
If the Lamina slides down with a constant speed of 4 m/s over film of thickness t =
0.01m, find the value of . (Assume the velocity profile of the liquid thin film to be linear)
Y
A disc of mass M radius R and thickness R/2 is placed in a fixed
enclosure of similar shape. Disc is free to rotate about YY axis

passing through its centre. The gap between the corresponding

surfaces of disc and frame is y. Now the fluid of viscosity is filled in
a space between disc and frame. If at t = 0 the angular

Q5.

velocity is given to the disc, find the number of revolutions completed by disc before
coming to rest. Assume the velocity profile of fluid to be linear at each layer. The end
effects are to be neglected.
Z
A solid cylinder of mass m and radius R is kept inside a fixed

hollow cylinder of same inner radius but having length h more

R
than length of solid cylinder. The empty space is filled with liquid of
h
coefficient of viscosity and open end is closed with cap. Now, the
solid cylinder is given an initial angular velocity (o) about axis ZZ.
Find the time after which its angular velocity reduces half of its
initial value neglect friction acting between the walls of both
cylinders. The end effects are to be neglected.
Z

Q6.

Q7.

A thin plate AB of large area A is placed symmetrically in a

small gap of height h filled with water of viscosity 0 and the
plate has a constant velocity v by applying a force F, as
shown in the figure. If the gap is filled with some other liquid

of viscosity 0.75 0, where should the plate be placed in the gap, so that the plate can
again be pulled at the same constant velocity v, by applying the same force F.
A vertical cylinder of radius R is rotating with a

constant angular velocity along with holders A and B

B
A
about the axis as shown. The vertical movement of
R
cylinder is restricted by the holders. Oil is only in
between the bottom of cylinder and surface as shown.
t
The thickness of the oil layer is t. Assume that
coefficient of viscosity is and that cylinder can only
rotate if there is no friction elsewhere. Find the power required to overcome the
viscous resistance. The end effects are to be neglected.

ANSWER

ANSWER- Capillary rise - h

Ans1.
Ans2.
Ans3.
Ans4.
Ans5.

2T cos

Rg

B
B
C
C
C

2T

mg

Ans5. cos 1
5

Ans6. 1.041 10 N/ m
Ans7.

g h R Rr
2 R r

Ans8. 84 gm

(1/ n) .
n 1

2 4
R1 R 24
4
R S
T
Ans10.
1 cos
g
Ans9.

2 r g
ANSWER-Terminal velocity v t

Ans1. D
Ans2. A
Ans3. A

ANSWER- Viscosity and

4 r 2g
9
2gr 2
Ans5.

Ans4.
Ans5.

Ans6. 1.8
Ans7. vn 2 3
2
Ans8. g/8 m /s

Ans6.

r 2 g2 a2
9

Ans9. ( a)

r v T
9
2

ln 2 2

velocity

v0

vT
Distance moved

viscous Force Fv A

Ans1. A
Ans2. B
Ans3. 0.0125 Ns / m 2

Ans4.

Ans10.

Ans6. P0 + 4T
r R
Ans7. P0 + 4T

Ans8. 2.5 cm.

Ans9. 4 cm

( b)

ANSWER- Surface tension

Ans1. D
Ans2. D
Ans3. A
Ans4. B

Ans7.

My
8 2 R 2
mh
n2
R2

40 vA h 3h
, ,
h
4 4

. 2 .R 4
2t

dv
dx