1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Water is transported upward in a plant through xylem tissue, which consists of cells of 1 mm length and a diameter of 335 µm. The xylem cells are attached to each other to form a channel. To what maximum height can water rise in these xylem channels due to capillarity?
2. Relevant equations
How do you do this problem with the lack of information? How do you find density?
3. The attempt at a solution
hmax=2δ/(density)(g)(r)
δ=0.073
r=3.335X10-6 / 2
Water is transported upward in a plant through xylem tissue, which consists of cells of 1 mm length and a diameter of 335 µm. The xylem cells are attached to each other to form a channel. To what maximum height can water rise in these xylem channels due to capillarity?
2. Relevant equations
How do you do this problem with the lack of information? How do you find density?
3. The attempt at a solution
hmax=2δ/(density)(g)(r)
δ=0.073
r=3.335X10-6 / 2
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