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Apr11-05, 05:40 PM   #1
 

Pressure Measurement Problem


Blaise Pascal duplicated Torricelli's barometer using a red Bordeaux win, of density 984 kg/m^3, as the working liquid. What was the height of the wine column for normal atmospheric pressure? Would you expect the vacuum above the column to be as good as for mercury?
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Apr11-05, 06:05 PM   #2
 
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The first question is trivial.Use Pascal's formula.

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Apr11-05, 06:31 PM   #3
 
So that is P=Po+(row)(g)(h)
P=1.013*10^5+(984kg/m^3)(9.8)(h).....is this correct?
Apr11-05, 06:32 PM   #4
 
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Pressure Measurement Problem


No.It should be vacuum on top of the wine...

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Apr11-05, 06:34 PM   #5
 
I don't understand what you are saying.
Apr11-05, 06:40 PM   #6
 
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I'm saying that the experiment should be the same as in the case of Torricelli,but the length of the tube be >14 times bigger.

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Apr11-05, 06:43 PM   #7
 
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So that is P=Po+(row)(g)(h)
P=1.013*10^5+(984kg/m^3)(9.8)(h).....is this correct?
What is P in this equation ?
Apr11-05, 06:56 PM   #8
 
P is suppose to be the pressure, but im not sure what that is...I don't get this problem at all.
Apr11-05, 06:58 PM   #9
 
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There is no other P involved.

On one side of the column, you have atmospheric pressure (Po). On the other side, you have vacuum (P=0). So, the force due to the liquid column must balance the force due to the atmosphere.
Apr11-05, 07:10 PM   #10
 
So is the answer -10.5?
Apr11-05, 07:36 PM   #11
 
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It should be a plus.But yeah,it's good.

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Apr11-05, 07:43 PM   #12
 
Is it good for mercury?
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What?That #?Nope,it's computed for wine.

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Apr11-05, 07:57 PM   #14
 
thanks for your help buddy...
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Remember, you used the density of wine, not the density of mercury.
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