Given below are two statements:
Statement-$I$: When a capillary tube is dipped into a liquid,the liquid neither rises nor falls in the capillary. The contact angle may be $0^{\circ}$.
Statement-$II$: The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below.

  • A
    Statement-$I$ is false but Statement-$II$ is true.
  • B
    Both Statement-$I$ and Statement-$II$ are true.
  • C
    Both Statement-$I$ and Statement-$II$ are false.
  • D
    Statement-$I$ is true and Statement-$II$ is false.

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