Mercury is poured into a U-tube. Left arm has a A1= 10cm^2, and the right arm has a A2=5cm^2. 100g of water is poured into the right arm. The length of the water column is 20cm. Given the density of mercury is 13.6g/cm^3, what distance does the mercury rise in the left arm?
So the answer is 0.490cm, how do you get this answer?
So the answer is 0.490cm, how do you get this answer?
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If U tube is symmetric then rise by h in left arm would have meant fall by h in right arm so that the difference in mercury column balancing water column would have been 2h. but in this case the area of cross-section of left is twice that of right hence a rise by h in left will mean fall of 2h in right so that the level difference of mercury will be 3h. So we have
(3h)*13.6 = 20*1 or h = 20/(3*13.6) = 0.4901 cm or 0.490 cm
(3h)*13.6 = 20*1 or h = 20/(3*13.6) = 0.4901 cm or 0.490 cm