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A U-tube of base length l filled with same volume of two liquids of densities ρ and 2ρ is moving with an acceleration a on the horizontal plane. If the height difference between the two surfaces (open to atmosphere) becomes zero, then the height h is given by-


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Important Questions on Properties of Solid and Liquid

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Water stands upto height 'h' behind the dam as shown in the figure. The front view of the dam gate is also shown in the adjoining figure. Density of water is 'ρ' and acceleration due to gravity is 'g'. If atmospheric pressure force is also considered, the point of application of total force acting on the dam due to water above 'o' is_____

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An open-ended U-tube of uniform cross-sectional area contains water (density 103 kg m-3 ). Initially the water level stands at 0.29 m from the bottom in each arm. Kerosene oil (a water-immiscible liquid) of density 800 kg m-3 is added to the left arm until its length is 0.1 m, as shown in the schematic figure below. The ratio h1h2 of the heights of the liquid in the two arms is

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Consider a vessel filled with a liquid upto height H. The bottom of the vessel lies in the X-Y plane passing through the origin. The density of the liquid varies with Z-axis as ρz=ρ02-zH2. If P1 and P2 are the pressures at the bottom surface and top surface of the liquid, the magnitude of P1-P2 is :
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The liquid shown in the figure in the two arms is mercury (specific gravity 13.6) and water. If the difference of heights of the mercury column is 2 cm, the height h of the water column is

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There is a circular tube in a vertical plane. Two liquids which do not mix and of densities d1 and d2 are filled in the tube. Each liquid subtends 90o angle at centre. Radius joining their interface makes an angle α with vertical. Ratio d1d2  is:
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The pressure at the bottom of a liquid tank is not proportional to the
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Two thin circular discs A and B of radii 2 cm and 4 cm are in a liquid at the same depth. TA is the thrust on A and TB thrust on B. Then TA:TB=
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The pressure acting on a submarine is 3×105 Pa at a certain depth. If the depth is doubled, the percentage increase in the pressure acting on the submarine would be: (Assume that atmospheric pressure is 1×105 Pa density of water is 103 kg m-3, g=10 ms-2)
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Two spheres P and Q of equal radii have densities ρ1 and ρ2 , respectively. The spheres are connected by a massless string and placed in liquids L1 and L2 of densities σ1 and σ2 and viscosities η1 and η2 , respectively. They float in equilibrium with the sphere P in L1 and sphere Q in L2 and the string being taut (see figure). If sphere P alone in L2 has terminal velocity VP and Q alone in L1 has terminal velocity VQ , then

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Two liquids of densities ρ1 and ρ2ρ2=2ρ1 are filled up behind a square wall of side 10 m as shown in figure. Each liquid has a height of 5 m. The ratio of the forces due to these liquids exerted on upper part MN to that at the lower part NO is (Assume that the liquids are not mixing):

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A cylindrical tube, with its base as shown in the figure., is filled with water. It is moving down with a constant acceleration a along a fixed inclined plane with angle θ=45°P1 and P2 are pressures at point 1 and 2, respectively, located at the base of the tube. Let β=P1P2ρgd, where ρ is density of water, d is the inner diameter of the tube and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct?

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A long cylindrical vessel is half filled with a liquid. When the vessel is rotated about its own vertical axis, the liquid rises up near the wall. If the radius of vessel is 5 cm and its rotational speed is 2 rotations per second, then the difference in the heights between the center and the sides, in cm, will be:
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A thin uniform tube is bent into a circle of radius r in the vertical plane. Equal volumes of two immiscible liquids, Whose densities are ρ1 and ρ2 (ρ1>ρ2 ), fill half the circle. The angle θ between the radius vector passing through the common interface and the vertical is:
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A cylindrical vessel containing a liquid is rotated about its axis so that the liquid rises at its sides as shown in the figure. The radius of vessel is 5 cm and the angular speed of rotation is ω rad s-1. The difference in the height, h in cm of liquid at the Centre of vessel and at the sides of the vessel will be :

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A U tube with both ends open to the atmosphere is partially filled with water. Oil, which is immiscible with water, is poured into one side until it stands at a distance of 10 mm above the water level on the other side. Meanwhile, the water rises by 65 mm from its original level (see diagram). The density of the oil is ____ρw=1000 kg m-3
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A block of mass 3 kg and density ρ, suspended from a spring balance is immersed in a liquid of density ρ3.  Then the balance would read weight as: 
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An empty plastic bottle closed with an airtight stopper is pushed down into a bucket filled with water. As the bottle is pushed down, the force on the bottle increases as shown in the graph. This is because

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The pressure of the water at the bottom of the pond is ____ at the surface of the pond.
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Why do the shape and size of the balloon change when filled with air or water?