Pascal’s Law
Pascal’s Law: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Pascal's Law, Hydraulic Lift, Braking System of Vehicles, Hydrostatic Paradox, and Mechanical Advantage of Hydraulic Lift.
Important Questions on Pascal’s Law
The area of cross-section of the wider tube shown in figure is . If a mass of is placed on the massless piston, the difference in heights h in the level of water in the two tubes is

For the system shown in the figure, the cylinder on the left athas a mass of and cross-sectional area of . The piston on the right, at , has cross-sectional area and negligible weight. If the apparatus is filled with oil. Find the force required to hold the system in equilibrium

Mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to the:

In a hydraulic lift, to increase the mechanical advantage:

Which of the following work on the Pascal's principle?


The mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to


The mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to

A hydraulic lift can lift a maximum load of . The area of cross section of the piston carrying the load is . The maximum pressure the smaller piston would have to bear is

A hydraulic lift has a smaller piston with an area , and a larger piston with an area . The mechanical advantage of the hydraulic lift can be increased by:

In which of the following cases, Pascal's law is used.

What principle is used in braking system in a vehicle?

Consider three vessels of same base area filled with a liquid to the same height as shown in the figure. Which of the following statement is not true?

Two syringes of different cross-section (without needle) filled with water are connected with a tightly fitted rubber tube filled with water. Diameters of the smaller piston and larger piston are and respectively. If a force of is applied to the smaller piston then the force exerted on the larger piston is

If two bubbles of different radii are connected by a tube, then

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

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 is. What maximum pressure the smaller piston have to bear?

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 ?

The neck and bottom of a bottle are and in radius respectively. If the cork is pressed with a force in the neck of the bottle, then force exerted on the bottom of the bottle is
