Question: Figure ( a ) below shows a U - shaped tube containing an amount of mercury. The left arm of the tube has cross -

Figure (a) below shows a U-shaped tube containing an amount of mercury. The left arm of the tube has cross-sectional area A1 of 11.0cm2, and the right arm has a cross-sectional area A2 of 6.00cm2. In both arms, the mercury is at the same level, as shown.
In figure (b) below, 400 g of water is poured into the right arm of the tube and sits atop the mercury, all of it within the right arm. The mercury level in the right arm has been displaced downward and the mercury level in the left arm has been displaced upward from its original level by a distance h. The density of mercury is 13.6gcm3, and the density of water is 1.00gcm3.
(a) What is the length (in cm ) of the column of water in the right arm of the U-shaped tube?
(b) What distance h(in cm ) does the mercury rise in the left arm?
cm
Figure ( a ) below shows a U - shaped tube

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Physics Questions!