Water rises to a height $h$ in a capillary tube at the surface of the Earth. On the surface of the moon,the height of the water column in the same capillary tube will be:

  • A
    $6h$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{6}h$
  • C
    $h$
  • D
    Zero

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