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Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 1

The pressure of 1 atm = ______ Pa

Detailed Solution: Question 1

Pressure of 1 atm = 1.013 x 105 Pa

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 2

In a car lift, compressed air exerts a force F1​ on a small piston having a radius of 5cm. This pressure is transmitted to the second piston of a radius of 15cm. If the mass of the car to be lifted is 1350 kg. What is F1​?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

From Pascal’s law: P​= P2

⇒ F1/A​​= ​F2/A2​​
⇒ F1/πr1​2​ ​= F2/πr2​​
⇒ F1 = (F* r1​2 ) / r22  = 1350 * 9.8 * (5 * 10-2)2 / (15 * 10-2)2 = 1470 N ​= 1.47 * 10N

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 3

Which of the following is not an application of Pascal’s Law?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

Pascal's law states that the magnitude of pressure within the fluid is equal in all parts.

Option A: Brahma's press is a Hydraulic Press that works on the principle of Pascal's law.

Option B: Submarines don't work on the principle of Pascal's law.

Option C: Hydraulic lifts works on the principle of pascals law i.e. a force applied on a smaller cylinder is transmitted to lift heavy loads using larger cylinders.

Hence, option B is correct.

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 4

The formula used to find the pressure on a swimmer h meters below the surface of a lake is: (where Pa is the atmospheric pressure)

Detailed Solution: Question 4

We know that the pressure at some point inside the water can be represented by: Pa + ρhg
where,
ρ = Density of the liquid
Pa = Atmospheric pressure
H = Depth at which the body is present
g = Gravitational acceleration

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 5

The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid does not depend on:

Detailed Solution: Question 5

Pressure at the bottom of a tank containing liquid is given as P = hρg which is independent of the surface area bottom of the tank.

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 6

An open glass tube is immersed in mercury in such a way that a length of 8 cm extends above the mercury level. The open end of the tube is then closed and sealed and the tube is raised vertically up by additional 46 cm. What will be the length of the air column above mercury in the tube now? (Atmospheric pressure = 76 cm of Hg)

Detailed Solution: Question 6

Step 1: Understand the Initial Conditions
We have an open glass tube immersed in mercury, with a length of 8 cm extending above the mercury level. The tube is then closed and sealed.

Step 2: Raise the Tube
The tube is raised vertically by an additional 46 cm. Therefore, the total length of the tube that is now above the mercury level is:
Total height above mercury = 8 cm + 46 cm = 54 cm

Step 3: Define Variables
Let x be the height of the mercury column that rises in the tube when it is raised. The new height of the air column above the mercury will then be:
Height of air column = 54 cm − x

Step 4: Apply Pressure Conditions
The pressure at the top of the air column inside the tube is equal to the atmospheric pressure minus the height of the mercury column:
P = P− x
Where P= 76 cm of Hg.

Step 5: Use the Ideal Gas Law
Using the ideal gas law, we can write:

Where:
- P= 76 cm (initial pressure)
- V= 8 cm (initial volume)
- P= 76 − x cm (final pressure)
- V= 54 − x cm (final volume)

Step 6: Set Up the Equation
Substituting the known values into the equation gives:
76 × 8= (76−x) (54−x)

Step 7: Expand and Rearrange
Expanding the right side:
608 = (76 × 54) − (76 x+ 54x − x2)
Calculating 76×54:
76 × 54 = 4104
So, we have:
608 = 4104 − (130 x−x2)
Rearranging gives:
x2 − 130x +(4104−608)=0
This simplifies to:
x2−130 x+ 3496=0

Step 8: Solve the Quadratic Equation
Using the quadratic formula 
Here, a=1,b=−130,c=3496:

Calculating the discriminant:
(−130)2−4⋅1⋅3496=16900−13984=2916
Thus,

Calculating √2916=54:

This gives two possible solutions:
1. x = 184/2 = 92 cm
2. x = 76/2 = 38 cm

Step 9: Determine the Length of the Air Column
Using x=38cm:
Length of air column=54−x=54−38=16cm

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 7

Find the density when a liquid 5 m high in a column exerts a pressure of 80 Pa.

Detailed Solution: Question 7

► Pressure = Density x Gravity x Height = ρgh 
⇒  ρ = P/(g*h) = 80 Pa / (9.8 m/s2 x 5 m)
Density = 1.632 kg/m3

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 8

Two vessels with equal base and unequal height have water filled to the same height. The force at the base of the vessels is:

Detailed Solution: Question 8

Force at the bases of two vessels will be equal as force depends on height and area. Since it is the same here, force is equal.

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 9

Water is flowing continuously from a tap having an internal diameter 8 x 10-3 m. The water velocity as it leaves the tap is 0.4 ms-1. The diameter of the water stream at a distance 2 x 10-1 m below the tap is close to:

Detailed Solution: Question 9

Given:

 Internal diameter of the tap, d= 8 ×10−3m
Velocity of water at the tap, V1= 0.4m/s
Height below the tap, h = 0.2 m
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10m/s2

Calculate the Velocity at Point B
To find the velocity of the water stream at point B (0.2 m below the tap), we can use the kinematic equation:

Apply the Continuity Equation
According to the principle of conservation of mass (continuity equation), the product of the cross-sectional area and velocity at two points must be equal:

A1V= A2V2

Calculate the Diameter at Point B
The diameter d2 at point B is:

Test: Pressure & Its Applications - Question 10

The terminal speed of a sphere of gold (density = 19.5 g/cm3) is 0.2 m/s in a viscous liquid (density = 1.5 g/cm3). Find the terminal speed of a sphere of silver (density =10.5 g/cm3) of the same size in the same liquid (in m/s)

Detailed Solution: Question 10

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