Capillary rise in small tubes is a familiar phenomenon that most of us have seen. But why is it that water rises higher in thin tubes than in thick tubes? This animation will focus on the forces at work in capillary action and derive an equation from first principles known as Jurin’s Law. Enjoy!
For further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_action
https://hyperleap.com/topic/Jurin's_law
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Physical_Properties_of_Matter/States_of_Matter/Properties_of_Liquids/Capillary_Action
