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In a hydraulic lift, the small piston has an area of 2 cm2 and the large piston has an area of 80 cm2. What is the mechanical advantage of the hydraulic lift?

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Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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A hydraulic press can lift 100 kg when a mass m is placed on the smaller piston.How much mass (in kg)  can it lift when the diameter of the larger piston is increased by 4 times and that of the smaller piston is decreased by 4 times keeping the same mass m on the smaller piston.
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: When you squeeze one end of a tube to get toothpaste out from the other end, Pascal’s principle is observed.

Reason R: A change in the pressure applied to an enclosed incompressible fluid is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the fluid and to the walls of its container.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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One ton stone is put on a larger piston of diameter 40 cm of a hydraulic lift and a pressure P has to be applied on the smaller piston of diameter 2 cm, to lift the stone. The pressure P, is approximately
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In a hydraulic lift, compressed air exerts a force F on a small piston of radius 3 cm. Due to this pressure the second piston of radius 5 cm lifts a load of 1875 kg. The value of F is
(Acceleration due to gravity =10 m s-2)
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The working of hydraulic lift is based on the principle of
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In which of the following cases, Pascal's law is used.
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A hydraulic automobile lift is used to lift a car of mass 3000 kg. The cross-sectional area of the piston on which the car is supported is 425 cm2. What pressure would the smaller piston have to bear?
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The mechanical advantage of hydraulic lift is always equal to one.

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A hydraulic automobile lift has input and output pistons with diameters of 10 cm and 30 cm. The lift is used to hold up a car with a weight of 1.44×104 N. What pressure is applied on the input piston?

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A hydraulic lift is designed to life cars of maximum mass of 3000 kg. The area of cross-section of the piston carrying the load is4.25×10-12 m2. What maximum pressure the smaller piston have to bear?
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What principle is used in braking system in a vehicle?
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A hydraulic automobile lift is designed to lift cars with a maximum mass of 3000 kg. The area of cross section of the piston carrying the load is 425 cm². What maximum pressure would the smaller piston have to bear?

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For the system shown in the figure, the cylinder on the left at L has a mass of 600 kg and cross-sectional area of 800 cm2. The piston on the right, at S, has cross-sectional area 25 cm2 and negligible weight. If the apparatus is filled with oilρ=0.75gm cm-3. Find the force F required to hold the system in equilibrium

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Explain the hydraulic braking system used in vehicles.
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Radius of one arm of hydraulic lift is four times of radius of other arm. What force should be applied on narrow arm to lift 100 kg?
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State Pascal's law and explain its use in vehicles.
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A hydraulic lift has a smaller piston with an area A1, and a larger piston with an area A2. The mechanical advantage of the hydraulic lift can be increased by: