Question: A hydrometer is a simple device used to measure the density of a liquid ( you may have used something similar to measure the density

A hydrometer is a simple device used to measure the density of a liquid (you may have used something similar to measure the density of the antifreeze coolant in your car engine). A simple version consists of a test tube of outer diameter D with a weight on the bottom. First it is placed into pure water of known density w, and it sinks part way. A red mark is drawn on the tube at the location of the water surface, height hw from the bottom of the tube. Next it is placed into a liquid of unknown density u, and it sinks to a shorter distance, as sketched, height hu from the bottom of the tube; a blue mark is drawn.
(a) Without doing any calculations, is the density of the unknown liquid less than, equal to, or greater than that of water? Explain.
(b) Derive an expression for unknown density u as a function of the other variables, as needed. Stay in variables and show all your work.
(c) Plug in the following numerical values and calculate the density u of the unknown liquid: D=1.45cm,w=1000kgm3,hu=9.57cm, and hw=10.38cm. This is all one question answer each part please.
A hydrometer is a simple device used to measure

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