FTSE Question 2

a glass tube with mercury trapped in b/w.
length of glass tube 100 cm lenthg of mercury in b/w glass tube of length 20 cm(on both side equal air columns at normal condns)
take density of mercury =ρ find :
a) ht of air column above when tube is kept 300 with horizontal
b) tube is now in horizontal condn one end is kept at 327 K other at 427 K find widths of air columns.....

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Abhishek Priyam ·

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Abhishek Priyam ·

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Kumar Saurabh ·

Hey i think of this question..

but u make very good photoo.. what software u used?

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Abhishek Priyam ·

Used MS word 2007

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Kumar Saurabh ·

ok

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voldy ·

the mass of air is constant , we can use that .

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voldy ·

b) 39.6cm and ( 70 -39.6) = 29.4cm

a) I think this approach helps.

Pressure in the lower part is equal to the pressure due to the mass of Hg and the pressure of the gas above.

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Abhishek Priyam ·

Yes the approach is correct and if ur calculation is correct so will be the answer.

Yes consider FBD of Hg and balance the forces on Hg

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