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Laboratory Report
DATA AND RESULTS:

I. Hydrostatic Pressure
http://thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Labs/DeepSeaDiverLab/

depth pressure from Data temperature pressure using eqn 5.1 % error
(in kPa) (°C) (in kPa)
5m
15m
25m
35m
45m

pressure P

depth h
Computations:
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II. U-tube manometer

http://thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Labs/YouTubeLab/

r1 = r2 = 30 mm (r = constant) h2= 300 mm (h2 = constant)

Fluid 1 (Maple Syrup) Fluid 2 (Fresh Water) h2/h1
r1 h1 (initial) h1 (final) r2 h2 (initial) h2 (final)
30 mm 200 mm 30 mm 300 mm
30 mm 250 mm 30 mm 300 mm
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 300 mm
30 mm 350 mm 30 mm 300 mm
30 mm 400 mm 30 mm 300 mm
average value of h2/h1 = _________

r1 = r2 = 30 mm (r = constant) h1= 300 mm (h1 = constant)

Fluid 1 (Maple Syrup) Fluid 2 (Fresh Water) h2/h1
r1 h1 (initial) h1 (final) r2 h2 (initial) h2 (final)
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 200 mm
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 250 mm
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 300 mm
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 350 mm
30 mm 300 mm 30 mm 400 mm
average value of h2/h1 = _________

h1 = h2 = 300 mm (h = constant)
Fluid 1 (Maple Syrup) Fluid 2 (Fresh Water) h2/h1
r1 h1 (initial) h1 (final) r2 h2 (initial) h2 (final)
25 mm 300 mm 20 mm 300 mm
20 mm 300 mm 25 mm 300 mm
15 mm 300 mm 20 mm 300 mm
10 mm 300 mm 15 mm 300 mm
15 mm 300 mm 10 mm 300 mm
5 mm 300 mm 10 mm 300 mm
average value of h2/h1 = _________
Computations:
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III. Pascal’s Principle

https://www.thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Labs/PascalsPrincipleLab/

Tube 1 (left) Tube 2 (right) predicted values % error m2/m1 (r2/r1)2

of the unknowns
radius r1 mass m1 radius r2 mass m2
24 mm 25 g 50 mm 500 g
40 mm 50 g 50 mm 80 g
30 mm 50 g 100 mm m2 =
16 mm 50 mm 700 g m1 =
24 mm 65 g 100 g r2 =
200 mm 48 mm 320 g r1 =
30 mm 50 mm m2 = m1 =
50 g 150 g r2 = r1 =
40 mm 250 g r2 = m2 =
30 mm 200 g r1 = m1 =

Computations:
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IV. Archimedes’ principle

PART A. https://ophysics.com/fl1.html

all densities (ρ) are in ρ0 = 1 ρ0 = 2 ρ0 = 1.5 ρ0 = 1 ρ0 VF

g/cm3 ρF = 1 ρF = 1 ρF = 2 ρF = 4 ρ𝐹 V0
location of object
Volume of Object 1000 cm3 1000 cm3 1000 cm3 1000 cm3
Mass of Object
Buoyant Force
Object Weight
Normal Force
Volume above
(if partially submerged)
Volume below
(if partially submerged)
Computations:
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IV. Archimedes’ principle

Part B. http://thephysicsaviary.com/Physics/Programs/Labs/CandyBuoyancyLab/

mass of volume of
candy fluid

volume
displaced
(ml)

mass of candy (g)

% error
predicted slope = actual slope =
predicted candy less volume = actual volume =
predicted grams to sink a ml = actual (grams to sink a ml) =
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V. Bernoulli Equation simulation lab: https://ophysics.com/fl2.html

point 1 inlet point 2 outlet outlet pipe % error

pipe pipe (theoretical)
(experimental)
height (m) 5m 3m - -
radius (m) 1m 0.5 m - -
velocity (m/s) 3 m/s
pressure (Pa) 600,000 Pa
volumetric flow -
rate (m3/s)
mass flow rate -
(kg/s)

point 1 inlet point 2 outlet outlet pipe % error

pipe pipe (theoretical)
(experimental)
height (m) 3m 5m - -
radius (m) 0.5 m 1m - -
velocity (m/s) 5 m/s
pressure (Pa) 1,000,000 Pa
volumetric flow -
rate (m3/s)
mass flow rate -
(kg/s)

point 1 inlet pipe point 2 outlet pipe

(experimental)
height (m) 3m
radius (m) 0.5 m
velocity (m/s) 5 m/s
pressure (Pa) 700,000 Pa

point 1 inlet pipe point 2 outlet pipe

(experimental)
height (m) 3m
radius (m) 0.75 m
velocity (m/s) 3 m/s
pressure (Pa) 700,000 Pa
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CONCLUSION:
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QUESTIONS:
1. In Part I, what is the effect of temperature on the hydrostatic pressure?

2. In Part I, is the hydrostatic pressure the same along any constant horizontal line?

3. In Part II, what is the effect of varying the radii of both tubes?

4. In Part II, from the average value of h2/h1, what is the calculated value of ρ1/ρ2 ?
Using ρ2 = 1 g/cm3 (density of water), calculate the value of ρ1 (density of maple
syrup). Is this value the same with the true value of 1.37g/mL ?

5. In Part III, the following values were used. At equilibrium, the heights of the fluids
are not equal. Record them. The difference in heights results to a differential
pressure due to ∆h: ∆P = ρg∆h
Tube 1 (left) Tube 2 (right)
radius r1 mass m1 radius r2 mass m2 h1 h2
40 mm 250 g 30 mm 200 g

In this case, the assumption that the bottom surface of the pistons is not of the same
height and equation 5.3 is modified:
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𝐹1 𝐹2 𝐹1 𝐹2
𝑃1 = 𝑃2 → + 𝜌𝑔ℎ1 = + 𝜌𝑔ℎ2 → + 𝜌𝑔(ℎ1 − ℎ2 ) =
𝐴1 𝐴2 𝐴1 𝐴2

𝑚1 𝑔 𝑚2 𝑔 𝑚1 𝑚2
→ + 𝜌𝑔(ℎ1 − ℎ2 ) = → 2 + 𝜌(ℎ1 − ℎ2 ) = (equation 5.7)
𝐴1 𝐴2 𝜋𝑟1 𝜋𝑟22

Plugging values and assuming the fluid is water with ρ = 1 g/cm 3, check if equation 5.7
is satisfied within the limits of experimental accuracy

6. In part IV What is the criteria to predict if an object will float, be suspended or sink?

7. In part IV, what is the relationship between the fluid viscosity and the drag force
Fdrag?

8. In part V, what is the relationship between pressure P2 and velocityv2?

9. (part V) Due to plaque buildup, a small part of a patient’s aorta has a smaller radius
than a regular, healthy aorta (inlet pipe to the heart). What will happen to the heart?