Physics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 6CQ
Why is it more practical to use mercury in the barometer shown in Figure 15-6 than water?
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Chapter 15 Solutions
Physics (5th Edition)
Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 1EYUCh. 15.2 - A force F acts on a circular area of radius r....Ch. 15.3 - Is the increase in pressure from the surface of...Ch. 15.4 - Is the buoyant force exerted on a cubical block of...Ch. 15.5 - A cup is filled to the brim with water. Floating...Ch. 15.6 - Water flows with a speed V through a pipe. If the...Ch. 15.7 - Water flows through a pipe with a varying...Ch. 15.8 - Prob. 8EYUCh. 15.9 - Which pipe requires a greater pressure difference...Ch. 15 - Suppose you drink a liquid through a straw....
Ch. 15 - Considering your answer to the previous question,...Ch. 15 - Prob. 3CQCh. 15 - What holds a suction cup in place?Ch. 15 - Suppose a force of 400 N is required to push the...Ch. 15 - Why is it more practical to use mercury in the...Ch. 15 - An objects density can be determined by first...Ch. 15 - How does a balloonist control the vertical motion...Ch. 15 - Why is it possible for people to float without...Ch. 15 - Prob. 10CQCh. 15 - One day, while snorkeling near the surface of a...Ch. 15 - Since metal is more dense than water, how is it...Ch. 15 - A sheet of water passing over a waterfall is...Ch. 15 - It is a common observation that smoke rises more...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15CQCh. 15 - If you have a hair dryer and a Ping Pong ball at...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1PCECh. 15 - What weight of water is required to fill a...Ch. 15 - You buy a gold ring at a pawn shop. The ring has a...Ch. 15 - A cube of metal has a mass of 0.347 kg and...Ch. 15 - What is the downward force exerted by the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 6PCECh. 15 - A 71-kg person sits on a 3.9-kg chair. Each leg of...Ch. 15 - To prevent damage to floors (and to increase...Ch. 15 - Suppose that when you ride on your 7.85-kg bike...Ch. 15 - Shock Wave Pressure On February 15, 2013, a...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate The weight of your 1420-kg car...Ch. 15 - Two drinking glasses, 1 and 2, are filled with...Ch. 15 - Figure 15-39 shows four containers, each filled...Ch. 15 - Water in the lake behind Hoover Dam is 221 m deep....Ch. 15 - In a classroom demonstration, the pressure inside...Ch. 15 - As a storm front moves in, you notice that the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 17PCECh. 15 - A circular wine barrel 75 cm in diameter will...Ch. 15 - A cylindrical container with a cross-sectional...Ch. 15 - Prob. 20PCECh. 15 - Predict/Calculate A water storage tower is filled...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate You step into an elevator...Ch. 15 - Suppose you pour water into a container until it...Ch. 15 - Referring to Example 15-8, suppose that some...Ch. 15 - Prob. 25PCECh. 15 - BIO Predict/Calculate The patient in Figure 15-41...Ch. 15 - A cylindrical container 1.0 m tall contains...Ch. 15 - Prob. 28PCECh. 15 - Lead is more dense than aluminum. (a) Is the...Ch. 15 - A fish adjusts its buoyancy to hover in one place...Ch. 15 - A raft is 3.7 m wide and 6.1 m long. When a horse...Ch. 15 - Prob. 32PCECh. 15 - Prob. 33PCECh. 15 - A 3.2-kg balloon is filled with helium (density =...Ch. 15 - A hot-air balloon plus cargo has a mass of 312 kg...Ch. 15 - In the lab you place a beaker that is half full of...Ch. 15 - Predict/Explain A block of wood has a steel ball...Ch. 15 - Predict/Explain In the preceding problem, suppose...Ch. 15 - Measuring Density with a Hydrometer A hydrometer,...Ch. 15 - Predict/Explain Referring to Example 15-12,...Ch. 15 - On a planet in a different solar system the...Ch. 15 - An air mattress is 2.3 m long, 0.66 m wide, and 14...Ch. 15 - A solid block is attached to a spring scale. When...Ch. 15 - Prob. 44PCECh. 15 - BIO A person weighs 756 N in air and has a...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate A log floats in a river with...Ch. 15 - A person with a mass of 78 kg and a volume of...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate A block of wood floats on water....Ch. 15 - A piece of lead has the shape of a hockey puck,...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate A lead weight with a volume of...Ch. 15 - To water the yard, you use a hose with a diameter...Ch. 15 - Water flows through a pipe with a speed of 2.4...Ch. 15 - To fill a childs inflatable wading pool, you use a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 54PCECh. 15 - Prob. 55PCECh. 15 - Prob. 56PCECh. 15 - A river narrows at a rapids from a width of 12 m...Ch. 15 - Prob. 58PCECh. 15 - BIO Plaque in an Artery The buildup of plaque on...Ch. 15 - A horizontal pipe contains water at a pressure of...Ch. 15 - Unfiltered olive oil must flow at a minimum speed...Ch. 15 - Prob. 62PCECh. 15 - Predict/Calculate Water flows through a horizontal...Ch. 15 - A garden hose is attached to a water faucet on one...Ch. 15 - A water tank springs a leak. Find the speed of...Ch. 15 - (a) Find the pressure difference on an airplane...Ch. 15 - On a vacation flight, you look out the window of...Ch. 15 - Prob. 68PCECh. 15 - Predict/Calculate During a thunderstorm, winds...Ch. 15 - A garden hose with a diameter of 1.6 cm has water...Ch. 15 - Prob. 71PCECh. 15 - BIO Vasodilation When the body requires an...Ch. 15 - BIO (a) Find the volume of blood that flows per...Ch. 15 - BIO An Occlusion in an Artery Suppose an occlusion...Ch. 15 - Motor Oil The viscosity of 5W-30 motor oil changes...Ch. 15 - Prob. 76PCECh. 15 - Prob. 77GPCh. 15 - CE Predict/Explain A person floats in a boat in a...Ch. 15 - CE A person floats in a boat in a small backyard...Ch. 15 - CE The three identical containers in Figure 15-46...Ch. 15 - Prob. 81GPCh. 15 - A water main broke on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago...Ch. 15 - Prob. 83GPCh. 15 - BIO Power Output of the Heart The power output of...Ch. 15 - A solid block is suspended from a spring scale....Ch. 15 - A wooden block with a density of 710 kg/m3 and a...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate Floating a Ball and Block A...Ch. 15 - The Depth of the Atmosphere Evangelista Torricelli...Ch. 15 - The Hydrostatic Paradox I Consider the lightweight...Ch. 15 - The Hydrostatic Paradox II Consider the two...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate A backyard swimming pool is...Ch. 15 - A prospector finds a solid rock composed of...Ch. 15 - Predict/Calculate (a) If the tension in the string...Ch. 15 - Prob. 94GPCh. 15 - Prob. 95GPCh. 15 - Prob. 96GPCh. 15 - BIO A person weighs 685 N in air but only 497 N...Ch. 15 - Thunderstorm Outflow Rain-cooled air near the core...Ch. 15 - A horizontal pipe carries oil whose coefficient of...Ch. 15 - BIO A patient is given an injection with a...Ch. 15 - Going Over Like a Mythbuster Lead Balloon On one...Ch. 15 - A round wooden log with a diameter of 73 cm floats...Ch. 15 - Figure 15-52 Problem 103 103. The hollow,...Ch. 15 - A geode is a hollow rock with a solid shell and an...Ch. 15 - A tank of water filled to a depth d has a hole in...Ch. 15 - The water tank in Figure 15-53 is open to the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 107PPCh. 15 - Prob. 108PPCh. 15 - Doughnuts are cooked by dropping the dough into...Ch. 15 - Prob. 110PPCh. 15 - Predict/Calculate Referring to Example 15-8...Ch. 15 - Referring to Example 15-8 Find the height...Ch. 15 - Referring to Example 15-24 (a) Find the height H...Ch. 15 - Prob. 116PP
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