SOLUTION: If a small-diameter open glass tube is partially immersed in a vessel containing mercury, the surface of the mercury inside the tube will be A. lower than the mercury in the ves

Question 266152: If a small-diameter open glass tube is partially immersed in a vessel containing mercury, the surface of the mercury inside the tube will be
A. lower than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the outside of an umbrella.
B. higher than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the outside of an umbrella.
C. lower than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the inside of a bowl.
D. higher than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the inside of a bowl.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I don't remember. Look up meniscus. I think it's A

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