Practice - Pascal’s Law
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Practice Questions
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What is Pascal's Law?
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure behaves in liquids.
Explain what gauge pressure is.
💡 Hint: It’s what many pressure measurements refer to.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Pascal's Law state?
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure behaves in a hydraulic lift.
True or False: Gauge pressure includes atmospheric pressure.
💡 Hint: Remember the basics of gauge pressure.
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Challenge Problems
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A hydraulic press has a small diameter piston of 0.5 cm and a larger diameter piston of 5 cm. If 200 N of force is applied to the small piston, what force can be lifted at the larger piston?
💡 Hint: Use the area ratio to find the force based on Pascal's principles.
Calculate the pressure 15 meters deep in a lake, given the temperature is 20°C and the density of water is 1000 kg/m³.
💡 Hint: Don't forget to include atmospheric pressure in your calculation!
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