An impermeable membrane (See figure above) is placed at the bottom of a U-tube, then equal amounts of water and oil are poured at each limb of the tube such that the height on both sides reads 16.8cm. If the impermeable membrane is removed, calculate the height difference in cm of the U-tube, assuming a uniform cross-sectional area of the U-tube, and given that the specific gravity of oil is 0.83
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
An impermeable membrane (See figure above) is placed at the bottom of a U-tube, then equal amounts of water and oil are poured at each limb of the tube such that the height on both sides reads 16.8cm. If the impermeable membrane is removed, calculate the height difference in cm of the U-tube, assuming a uniform cross-sectional area of the U-tube, and given that the specific gravity of oil is 0.83.
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