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//Varialble Declaration
gama = 71.99e-3 //Surface tension of water, N/m
r = 2e-5 //Radius of xylem, m
theta = 0.0 //Contact angle, rad
rho = 997.0 //Density of water, kg/m3
g = 9.81 //gravitational acceleration, m/s2
H = 100 //Height at top of redwood tree, m
//Calculations
h = 2*gama/(rho*g*r*cos(theta))
//Results
printf("\n Height to which water can rise by capillary action is %3.2f m",h)
printf("\n This is very less than %4.1f n, hence water can not reach top of tree",H)
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