Example 7:
Figure(a) above shows the vertical height of mercury in a mercury barometer in a laboratory. Figure(b) shows the mercury barometer in water at a depth of 2.0 m.
Find the vertical height (h) of the mercury in the barometer in the water. Given that the pressure at a depth of 10 m from the water surface is 75 cmHg. [Density of water = 1000 kg/m³, Density of mercury = 13 600 kg/m³]
Answer:
Atmospheric pressure,
Patm = 75 cmHg
Pressure caused by the water,
Pwater = 2/10 x 75 = 15cmHg
Pressure in 2m under water
= 75 + 15 = 90 cmHg
Vertical height of the mercury = 90cm
Find the vertical height (h) of the mercury in the barometer in the water. Given that the pressure at a depth of 10 m from the water surface is 75 cmHg. [Density of water = 1000 kg/m³, Density of mercury = 13 600 kg/m³]
Answer:
Atmospheric pressure,
Patm = 75 cmHg
Pressure caused by the water,
Pwater = 2/10 x 75 = 15cmHg
Pressure in 2m under water
= 75 + 15 = 90 cmHg
Vertical height of the mercury = 90cm
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