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Question 17

A vertical pipe is completely filled with ethanol. The pressure at a lower point is 16 000 Pa greater than at an upper point. The density of ethanol is 800 kg/m3 and g=10 N/kgg = 10\ \text{N/kg}g=10 N/kg.

What is the vertical separation of the two points?

[1]
A

1.6 m

B

0.50 m

C

2.0 m

D

20 m

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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids Questions

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108 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids, covering 5.5.1 Pressure in a fluid and 5.5.2 Atmospheric pressure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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