Question

To practice tactics box 13.1 hydrostatics. in problems about liquids in hydrostatic equilibrium, you often need to find the pressure at some point in the liquid. this tactics box outlines a set of rules for thinking about such hydrostatic problems.

part a) find the pressures pa and pb at surfaces a and b in the tube, respectively. use patmos to denote atmospheric pressure.

express your answers, separated by a comma, in terms of one or both of the variables pgas and patmos.

part b) as stated in rule 3 in the tactics box, it is always convenient to use horizontal lines in hydrostatic problems. in each one of the following sketches, a different horizontal line is considered. which sketch would be more useful in solving the problem of finding the gas pressure?

Answer 1

A. The pressure denoted as Pa and Pb at the surfaces of A and B in the tube is

PA= Pgas

PB= Patmos

B. The second sketch

C. The gas pressure is

Pgas= Patmos+ rho.g(h2-h1)

= 1atm + rho.g (h2-h1)

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