PRESSURE IN FLUIDS

Where necessary, and unless otherwise stated, use the following data:

Atmospheric pressure = 1.01 x 104Pa (or 760mmHg),

Density of mercury = 1.36 x 104kgm-3,
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.81 m s-2

1. Use the following figure to calculate the pressure of the gas in the bulb.

2. An open U-tube manometer

containing an oil of density 897 kgm-3 is used to measure the pressure of a gas. The oil
level in the open tube is 25.0 cm higher than that in the limb connected to the gas.
Calculate the:
(i) gauge pressure,
(ii) absolute pressure of the gas. (Atmospheric pressure = 9.98 x 104 Pa)

3. The pressure on the upper surface of a submerged US Naval submarine is 1.20 x 106 Pa;
the pressure on the base of the hull is 1.40 x 106 Pa. Calculate the height of the
submarine. (Density of seawater = 1.04 x 103 kg m-3.)

4. Use the following figure to calculate the pressure of the gas in the bulb.

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5. Find the pressure of the enclosed gas in each of the following situations;

6. The diagram shows a mercury manometer recording a pressure of 150kPa. If the

atmospheric pressure is 100kPa, what is the height difference h of the mercury surface?

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