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In a capillary rise experiment, the water level rises to a height of 5 cm. If the same capillary tube is placed in water such that only 3 cm of the tube projects outside the water level, then

A)  water will begin to overflow through the capillary

B)  angle of contact decreases

C)  angle of contact increases

D)  the meniscus completely vanishes

E)  water will rise to a level less than 3 cm