Physics 5B

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Lecture
11, JJanuary 9,
9 2012
Chapter
13, Fl
Fluids
Ch t 13
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Syllabus

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Laboratory
laboratoryy attendance is mandatoryy for
this week, for registration purposes.
Students who do not show up
p without
prior arrangements will be dropped from
the labs.

Density:
Mass p
per unit volume
What is the mass of a cubic meter of water?
1 gram
g
B. 1 kilogram
C 10 kilograms
C.
D. 1 metric ton (1000 kg)
A.

Density of Air
What is the approximate mass of a cubic
meter of air?
1 gram
B. 1 kilogram
g
C. 10 kilograms
D 1 metric ton (1000 kg)
D.
A.

Dry air at STP has a density of about 1.3

1 3 kg/m3
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Pressure
Molecules bouncing off of a surface apply an impulsive
force to the surface, perpendicular to the surface.

http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Gas_Properties

Pressure acts in all directions on any surface in the fluid,

always applying force perpendicular to the surface.

Important: pressure
is a scalar quantity,
while
h l fforce is a
vector.

1 atmosphere pressure (sea-level average) is ~100,000 Pa = 1 bar

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With atmospheric pressure= 100,

100,000 N/m2, the side of a
can like this must have a force on it of nearly 10
10,,000 N
(~11 ton)
(~
ton).. Why doesnt it get instantly crushed flat?

We can remove most of the air by boiling the water in the

Now why
bottom of the can
can.. The steam pushes the air out
out.. Now,
doesnt the can get instantly crushed?

Magdeburg Hemispheres

Otto von Guericke in 1650

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Magdeburg Hemispheres

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