What you will learn
Point 1 of 19 — Chapter 5: Properties of HydrostaticsQuestion bank: 2 questions (2 with pictures)
01 What you will learn
- Pressure at a point and its unit; why a pointed heel can press more than an elephant's foot.
- Pressure at a point inside a liquid: P = Pa + ρgh, with its consequences (connecting vessels, dams, divers).
- Balance of immiscible liquids in a U-tube; finding the relative density of oil.
- Atmospheric pressure, the mercury barometer (Torricelli), and units of pressure.
- The manometer.
- Applications of pressure (blood pressure, tyre pressure).
- Pascal's principle and the hydraulic press, mechanical advantage, hydraulic brakes and lifts.
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