A metal soda can of uniform composition has a mass of 0.134 kg and is 12.6 cm tall (see the figure). The can is filled with 1.42 kg of soda. Then small holes are drilled in the top and bottom (with negligible loss of metal) to drain the soda. What is the height h of the center of mass of the can and contents (a) initially and (b) after the can loses all the soda? (c) If x is the height of the remaining soda at any given instant, find x when the center of mass reaches its lowest point. (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units (c) Number i Units Splash!
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.
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