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Question 36

Two glass containers, A and B, are placed on a lab bench. The containers are connected at their bottoms by a tube with a closed tap. The first diagram shows the water levels in the two containers. Two vertical cylindrical glass containers, labelled A and B, are connected at their bases by a thin tube with a closed valve in the middle. Container A on the left contains water filled to a height of 85 cm. Container B on the right contains water filled to a height of 28 cm. Both containers are open at the top. The density of water is 1000 kg/m31000 \text{ kg/m}^31000 kg/m3.

a.

State the equation linking pressure difference, height, density, and gravitational field strength (ggg).

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b.

Calculate the pressure that the water exerts at the base of container A when the tap is closed. (Assume g=10 N/kgg = 10 \text{ N/kg}g=10 N/kg or 9.8 N/kg9.8 \text{ N/kg}9.8 N/kg).

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c.

The tap is now opened. Water flows through the tube for some time until it stops. Describe how the final water level in container B compares to the final water level in container A.

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d.

Explain why the water starts to flow and why it eventually stops flowing.

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