Mercury is poured into a U-tube as shown in Figure a. The left arm of the tube has cross-sectional area A, of 10.5 cm?, andthe right arm has a cross-sectional area A, of 5.30 cm². Two hundred grams of water are then poured into the right arm asshown in Figure b.WaterA1A2A1Figure (a) shows a U-shaped tube filled with mercury. Botharms of the U-shaped tube are vertical. The left arm withcross-sectional area A, is wider than the right arm withcross-sectional area Az. The height of the mercury is thesame in both arms. Figure (b) shows the same U-shapedtube, but now most of the right arm is filled with water. Theheight of the column of water in the right arm is muchgreater than the height of the column of mercury in the leftarm. The height of the mercury in the left arm is greaterthan the height of the mercury in the arms in Figure (a),and the difference in height is labeled h.Mercury(a) Determine the length of the water column in the right arm of the U-tube.cm(b) Given that the density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm, what distance h does the mercury rise in the left arm?cmNeed Help?Watch ItRead It

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Chapter15: Fluid Mechanics

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Problem 17P: Mercury is poured into a U-tube as shown in Figure P15.17a. The left arm of the tube has...

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