All liquids that wet solids that are placed in them will be lifted, while those that don't will be pushed down. This is an example using mercury and water. b is a glass tube in water, c is a glass tube in mercury. The surface of the water in b is concave, while the surface of the mercury is convex.

Capillary Attraction

All liquids that wet solids that are placed in them will be lifted, while those that don't will be pushed…