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When a thin glass tube is put into water, the water rises cm. When the same tube is put into hexane, the hexane rises only cm.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Capillary action occurs when the adhesion to the walls is stronger than the cohesive forces between the liquid molecules.

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