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When the adhesive forces between a liquid and the walls of a capillary tube are greater than the cohesiveforces within the liquid (A)the liquid level in a capillary tube will rise above the surrounding liquid and the surface in the capillary tube will have a convex meniscus(B)the liquid level in a capillary tube will rise above the surrounding liquid and the surface in the capillary tube will have a concave meniscus(C)the liquid level in a capillary tube will drop below the surrounding liquid and the surface in the capillary tube will have a convex meniscus(D)the liquid level in a capillary tube will drop below the surrounding liquid and the surface in the capillary tube will have a concave meniscus

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B)the liquid level in a capillary tube will rise above the surrounding liquid and the surface in the capillary tube will have a concave meniscus

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