A liquid rises against the pull of gravity through a narrow space through capillary action. This results from a competition between the intermolecular forces between the molecules of the liquid itself and the forces between the liquid and the walls of the container.

A1500 w electric heater is plugged into the outlet of a 120 v circuit that has a 20 a circuit breaker. you plug an electric hair dryer into the same outlet. the hair dryer has power settings of 600 w, 900 w , 1200 w, and 1500 w. you start with the hair dryer on the 600 w setting and increase the power setting until the circuit breaker trips. under what setting does the circuit breaker trip.