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Problem 2: (15 pts) A 10-m high cylindrical container is half-filled at the bottom with water of density =1000 kg/m3 while the top half is filled with oil of specific gravity of 0.85. What is the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the container?

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

User Razor
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Answer:


\Delta p = 90.7 kPa

Step-by-step explanation:

specific gravity of oil is
= (\rho_(oil))/(\rho_w)


\rho_(oil) = 0.85*1000 = 850 kg/m3

we know that

change in pressure for oil is given as


\Delta p = \rho gh

here density and h is for oil


\Delta p = 850*5 *9.81 = 41,692.5 kPa

change in pressure for WATER is given as


\Delta p = \rho gh

here density is for water and h is for water


\Delta p = 1000*5 *9.81 = 49,050 kPa

pressure change due to both is given as


\Delta p = 41692.3 + 49050 = 90742.5 N/m2


\Delta p = 90.7 kPa

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