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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…

Rise of liquid due to capillary action as the distance varies between plates.

Between Plates

Rise of liquid due to capillary action as the distance varies between plates.