What makes the oil rise through the wick in an oil lamp?

What makes the oil rise through the wick in an oil lamp?

Monjur Alahi

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2025-01-04 04:42

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Salim Ahmed Kawsar

In an oil lamp, oil rises through the wick due to the capillary action. Such a capillary rise of oil is due to the surface tension of oil. The wick acts as a capillary tube. When the wick is placed in oil, the attractive forces between the oil and the inner wall of the capillary (wick) pull the oil up through the wick.

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