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An incompressible liquid is kept in a container having a weightless piston with a hole. A capillary tube of inner radius is dipped vertically into the liquid through the airtight piston hole, as shown in the figure. The air in the container is isothermally compressed from its original volume to with the movable piston. Considering air as an ideal gas, the height of the liquid column in the capillary above the liquid level in is . [Given: Surface tension of the liquid is , atmospheric pressure is , acceleration due to gravity is , density of the liquid is and contact angle of capillary surface with the liquid is zero] 

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- Pressure increase due to isothermal compression of air
Since the air is compressed isothermally from volume to , we use Boyle’s law:
Initially, the air pressure is atmospheric:
So,
Hence the excess pressure inside the container is
- Pressure balance at the meniscus in the capillary
The liquid rises in the capillary because of:
- excess air pressure inside container:
- capillary pressure due to surface tension:
Given:
Therefore,
This total upward pressure supports a liquid column of height :
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