7.1.2 - Concepts of Hydrostatic
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What is hydrostatics?
💡 Hint: Think about fluids that are not moving.
What does Pascal’s law state?
💡 Hint: Consider how pressure acts in all directions.
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What does hydrostatics study?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when water is still.
True or False: According to Pascal's law, pressure applied to a confined fluid is transmitted equally in all directions.
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure acts in a balloon.
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An engineer is designing a water tank 10 meters deep. Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the tank if the density of water is 1000 kg/m³. Use the formula P = ρgh.
💡 Hint: Remember to multiply the density by gravity and height.
Discuss how changes in atmospheric pressure can affect the height of mercury in a barometer.
💡 Hint: Consider how the external pressure affects fluid levels.
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