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BeginnerA liquid flows at a constant flow rate through a pipe with circular cross-sections of varying diameters. At one point in the pipe, the diameter is…
BeginnerWater flowing in a horizontal pipe speeds up as it goes from a section with a large diameter to a section with a small diameter. Which of the followin…
BeginnerFind the approximate minimum mass needed for a spherical ball with a \(40\) \(\text{cm}\) radius to sink in a liquid of density \(1.4 \times 10^3\)…
BeginnerThe figure above shows a portion of a conduit for water, one with rectangular cross sections. If the flow speed at the top is \( v \), what is the flo…
BeginnerWhich of the following statements is an expression of the equation of continuity?
BeginnerDiamond has a density of \( 3500 \) \( \text{kg/m}^3 \). During a physics lab, a diamond drops out of Virginia's necklace and falls into her graduated…
BeginnerA trash compactor pushes down with a force of \( 500 \) \( \text{N} \) on a \( 3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, causing a force of \( 30,000 \)…
BeginnerWhen the button of a trash compactor is pushed, a force of \( 350 \) \( \text{N} \) pushes down on a \( 1.3 \) \( \text{cm}^2 \) input piston, creatin…
IntermediateThree identical reservoirs, \(A\), \(B\), and \(C\), are represented above, each with a small pipe where water exits horizontally. The pipes are set a…
IntermediateTwo blocks of the same size are floating in a container of water. The first block is submerged \( 80\% \) while the second block is submerged by…
IntermediateIn a carbonated drink dispenser, bubbles flow through a horizontal tube that gradually narrows in diameter. Assuming the change in height is negligibl…
IntermediateA solid plastic cube with uniform density (side length = 0.5 \, m) of mass 100 \, kg is placed in a vat of fluid whose density is 1200 \, \text{kg/m}^…
IntermediateAn ideal fluid flows through a pipe with radius \( Q \) and flow speed \( V \). If the pipe splits up into three separate paths, each with radius…
IntermediateA horizontal tube with two vertical T-branches (A and B) is partially submerged in a liquid, with the open ends of the branches exposed to the air. Ho…
IntermediateA block of weight \( W \) is floating in water, and one-third of the block is above the surface of the water. Which of the following correctly describ…
IntermediateA sphere of mass \(0.5\) \(\text{kg}\) is dropped into a column of oil. At the instant the sphere becomes completely submerged in the oil, the sphere…
AdvancedWhy do you float higher in salt water than in fresh water?
AdvancedA spherical balloon has a radius of \(7.15\) \(\text{m}\) and is filled with helium. How large a cargo can it lift, assuming that the skin and structu…
AdvancedA fountain with an opening of radius \( 0.015 \) \( \text{m} \) shoots a stream of water vertically from ground level at \( 6.0 \) \( \text{m/s} \). T…
AdvancedA diver descends from a salvage ship to the ocean floor at a depth of \(35 \text{ m}\) below the surface. The density of ocean water is…
AdvancedIn the laboratory, you are given a cylindrical beaker containing a fluid and you are asked to determine the density \( \rho \) of the fluid. You are t…
AdvancedA pump, submerged at the bottom of a well that is \( 35 \) \( \text{m} \) deep, is used to pump water uphill to a house that is \( 50 \)…
AdvancedThe experimental diving rig is lowered from rest at the ocean’s surface and reaches a maximum depth of \(80\) \(\text{m}\). Initially it accelerates d…
AdvancedA person is standing on a railroad station platform when a high-speed train passes by. The person will tend to be

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