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How does valve size affect water heater pressure loss?
There are 2 kinds of home instant bathroom water heater. The multipoint and single point (or shower heater). The latter is one where the unit is connected directly to the shower head. In the multipoint, its located a distant away and it serves multi points like sink and bath. What would happen...- Secan
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- Attenuation Heater Pipe Water
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Bacteria, mold and household water
I live in a house that's 91 years old. I had the pipes replaced with copper a few decades ago, but its still an old house. Occasionally, I have to unscrew the aerator on the kitchen faucet and shake out the mineral grains. They're always red (pres. iron oxide). This time, I wiped my finger...- DaveC426913
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- Bacteria Water
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- Forum: Chemistry
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Chemistry Amount of water electrolyzed during PEM electrolysis
I've been doing a little independent research into PEM fuel cells and came across this Horizon mim fuel cell. I read the following specs, but didn't see anything about the volume of water being electrolyzed...- HelloCthulhu
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- Electrolysis Water
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- Forum: Biology and Chemistry Homework Help
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Forces at the bottom of a rotating U-tube filled with water
So when the rotation starts some water will move upwards and in the vertical part of tube. I know hat centripetal force will be given by F=mv²/r Now I though of taking r as centre of mass of the water system but I don't know what to take the value of m as? Should I only consider the water...- PSN03
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- Centripetal force Forces Hydrostatic pressure Rotating Rotation U-tube Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to Calculate Final Pressure in a CO2-Saturated Sealed Vessel?
I have a sealed vessel, it is 200 ml, it contains 25 ml of water which is then saturated with CO2 (bubbled through at 0.3 l/min unitil pH drops, ~ 1 h) at rt. The vessel is then heated to 130 °C. I wish to calculate the final pressure of the system. Thus far I have calculated the volume of CO2... -
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Why are Water and Ethanol densities specified at different temperatures?
Why is the standard density of water given at 4°C while the density of ethanol is generally given at 20°C?- Whisky Distiller
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- Ethanol Water
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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Mars: estimations about its colonization - liquid water issue
''Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050 by launching 3 Starship rockets every day and creating 'a lot of jobs' on the red planet'' It's been a while since Elon made the above statement, however isn't he being extremely optimistic about everything, really? What are... -
Degrees of freedom of a water molecule
Well, first of all is really good to say that we don't can appeal to quantum mechanics... So, i can see: Three degree of freedoms in translation on a space xyz +3 degree Three normal modes of vibration, but each normal mode has with it a potential and vibrational kinetic energy, so +6 degree...- LCSphysicist
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- Degrees Degrees of freedom Molecule Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Surface Tension - Using hot soapy water to wash clothes
I mention the details in the book (verbatim) in the form of a paragraph in green below. Later I ask my questions in blue font for better reading. "Surface tension also explains why hot, soapy water is used for washing. To wash clothing thoroughly, water must be forced through the tiny spaces...- brotherbobby
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- Clothing Hot Soap Surface Surface tension Tension Water
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A What pressure would be needed to cause fusion of water?
So in a DnD story, someone made a bomb by putting 3375ft^3 of water into a 0.5ft radius sphere and caused it to make a nuke. I was thinking if this was possible then what would actually happen, so I spent an afternoon looking for the answer and only got the pressure and density...- prodigylock
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- Cause Fusion Pressure Water
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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The collision between water and stone, stone-skipping science
I am trying to understand the science of stone skipping. First, if the stone is thrown vertically would it bounce at least once for any possible velocity or does it go down only? What sort of collision is it when the stone touches the water and how to look at conservation of momentum in this... -
Experiment involving surface tension for water and alcohol
I really have no idea how to approach this question, I was thinking write ##F=mg## but I am not sure if I can write that even though- sagigever
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- Alcohol Experiment Surface Surface tension Tension Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Calculating the amplitude of waves in water
Suppose I have a perfectly circular pool which is four meters in radius, two meters in depth, and filled with water. Say I drop a steel ball with a radius of five centimeters into the middle of the pool from a height of five meters above the water's surface. After three seconds, what will be the... -
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Pipe Design to pump sea water from the ocean to a boiler via intermediate tanks
I am in the process of designing a pumping/piping system for fun, have no experience in this field, but I enjoy learning. I have been using ANSI/ASME codes in the project quite a bit. For the system I am using 4" nom. Schedule 40 316 SS pipe. The reason I selected the pipe is because the...- AverageEngineer
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- Boiler Design Ocean Pipe Pump Water
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Calculate the density of an object by the amount of displaced mass in water
I have the solution for this problem but I did not understand the following statement: The mass of water the crown displaced is ##m = 740- 690= 50 g##. Therefore the volume of the crown is ## 50 cm^3## how can I conclude the volume of the crown from that displacement?- sagigever
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- Density Mass Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Finding Percent of Water & Oil in a Mixture from Surface Tension
I was looking for on the internet for a while without a success. If I know that the surface tension of pure oil is ##\gamma_o=A## and I know that the surface tension of pure water is ##\gamma_w=B## so if I have a mixture of water and oil with surface tension ##\gamma_m=C## am I able to know... -
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How Does Refraction Affect Perceived Fish Size Underwater?
From This picture, I think the fish will be smaller but the problem is how small will it be? (Fish "L" is the image of fish "K") Let ##H## be the depth of fish "K", ##\theta## be the angle of eyes to y-axis and ##n## is the index of refraction of water. -
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Child going down a water slide (potential energy and energy conservation)
Vf = ? y = ? ME = mgy + 1/2mv^2 ME = 56*9.81*y + 1/2*56*1^2 Ui + Ki = Ui + Ki gyi + 1/2vi^2 = gyf + 1/2 vf^2gyf = 1/2vf^2 vf = 5.425 m/s 9.81y + 1/2*1^2 = 9.81*1.5 + 1/2*5.425^2 y = 2.949 m MEi = 56*9.81*2.949 + 1/2*56*1^2 MEi = 1648 J The picture for this problem really confuses me. I am...- Thea Woods
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- Conservation Energy Energy conservation Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Hydrostatic Pressure in Freefalling Water Tank: Comparing Point A and B
tank with water is pushed from construction into freefall, A is at 0.1m depth B is at 10m depth (so manometer will show aprox 1bar of hydrostartic pressure when tank is at rest on construction) from 0-5sec tank is accelrating,after 5sec tank is falling with constant speed..1)is hydrostatic...- Aeronautic Freek
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- Tank Water Water tank
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Buoyancy force when a ramp is under water
So I have made force diagram And I think that I should find the acceleration by using these equations: ##\sum Fx=w\sin(15)-f_k-T_{x-buoyancy} ## ##\sum F_y=N+T_{y-buouancy}-w ## I know that the volume of water displaced must be ##V=\frac{1}{2400}m^3## and the mass of the water is then...- Kolika28
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- Buoyancy Buoyancy force Force Ramp Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How much liquid water do I need to get a relative humidity of 10%?
I need to calculate how much liquid (mass) could cause a relative humidity of 10% in a pipeline. The pressure in the pipeline is 38 barg and the temperature is 105 °C. I calculated the partial pressure of the water which would be 3,74 bar (with formula relative humidity and antoine... -
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Trig type question -- Speed of sound in water and in air
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- Air Sound Speed Speed of sound Trig Type Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Is there a property that defines how much water a hygroscopic salt can absorb?
Is there some property that I can look up which would tell me how much water a hygroscopic salt can absorb (per unit mass of salt; for example anhydrous lithium chloride) before it's saturated and won't absorb any more?- seanspotatobusiness
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- Property Salt Water
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- Forum: Chemistry
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Water deformation subjected to ultrasound waves
Hello everyone, in one of my projects I am dealing with the following problem: We have a tank filled of water. If we assumed that a focused ultrasond beam hit the water perpendicularly to the surface. How can I calculate the displacement of the water surface? In particular, I am interested in...- loophole
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- Deformation Fluid Ultrasound Water Waves
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Why can shock waves condense water vapor?
Why can a shock wave condensate water droplets in the air and produce the visible vapor cone that we see when objects move faster than the speed of sound. Also, does this condensation happens only when the object is moving with a velocity greater than sound velocity? I don't understand the... -
If My Water Heater Doesn't Work, Is Water Still Safe to Drink (if Cold)?
My water heater has an issue. I still get cold water, but is that safe to drink if the water heater is not working? Thanks!- kyphysics
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- Cold Heater Water Work
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Net forces on a boat (propulsion, water and air resistance)
2500 N [south] + 3200 N [south] = 5700 N [south] 5700 N [south] - 6000 N [north] = 300[north]- lucas pentland
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- Air Air resistance Boat Forces Net Propulsion Resistance Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Vapour pressure of water vapour in air
Vapour pressure in a closed system. Why does the partial pressure of water vapour in air equals to the equilibrium vapour pressure of liquid? -
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Water in a tank being driven up and down
Hi PF! Suppose I have a square tank of water. If I drive the tank of water such that it's height as a function of time is ##h(t) = \cos(t)##, ignoring gravity, is this the same thing as saying the tank is holding still but the pressure field is changing as ##p(t)=\cos(t)##?- member 428835
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- Tank Water
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Mass of water given only power and density
Cannot figure out where to start, apart from maybe something to do with specific heat capacity of water?- cheekyhouidini
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- Density Mass Power Thermodyamics Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Arcing during water bridge, which dielectric breaks down first?
I've been interested in the effects of electric fields on water for a while and came across this impressive demonstration of the water bridge experiment: The thing that fascinates me the most is how much the electricity arcs out of the water. For example at timestamp 8:43 the arc clearly goes...- HelloCthulhu
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- Bridge Dielectric Water
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Shouldn't the water have evaporated by now?
It's a decanter that we used for some wine a week ago. After rinsing it out and letting it drain I set it upright in the window box so that it could dry. The sun hits it every day. It's been a week and still the condensation is there. It's got a narrow opening, sure, but still... shouldn't it... -
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Thermodynamics -- Calculations for heating water up
A thermal flask with water of temperature 90c is placed out in room temperature 20c, sealed. How long before it reaches 55c? outer radius and height: 5cm, 25cm volume of water is 1litre. R = 0.5 Km2/W using this equation to solve it combining these two and integrating with respect to T...- tollf
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- Calculations Heating Thermodynamics Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Pressure required for water discharge
Hello everyone, I am very interested in knowing the relation to determine the pressure required to push the water upstream. In the attached picture, water is filled inside a tank of volume V and air is constantly flowing inside the tank through an inlet with constant flow rate M. Water should...- praveenncyr
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- Discharge Head loss Pressure Pressure calculations Pump pressure Water
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Oscillation of a boat in still water (Metacenter and Center of Mass)
Let’s say we have a boat whose longitudinal axis is the y-axis (which goes into the screen in the figure below) standing upright in a still water . ##S## is the Center of Mass of the boat and ##C## is the Center of Mass of the displaced water.On ##S## lies the force ##\mathbf W##... -
Can hot water cool down through radiation?
I have two more questions:- (1) Can we calculate the time it takes specifically for water to radiate all its heat? (2) Heat is illustrated as kinetic energy of molecules, so why collision between particles should result in the conversion of kinetic energy into radiation. Why conservation of...- gaurav_samanta
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- Cool Hot Radiation Water
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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Question about thermal physics -- Ice cubes melting in water
First, I calculated the heat required for the ice to melt: Q=mLf Q=0.150×330 Q=49.5 J Then, I calculated the final temperature of the water by forming the following equation: Q=mcΔT −49.5=(0.15+0.35)×4200×(Tf −80) Tf=80.0 degrees Celcius But the answer says 32 degrees Celsius.- ianc1339
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- Heat Ice Latent heat Melting Physics Thermal Thermal physics Thermodynamics Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Chemistry Equilibrium temperature of a water and ice system
Equal masses of ice at –10ºC and water at 80ºC are placed in an insulated container and allowed to reach thermal equilibrium. Calculate the equilibrium temperature Data: Water(ice): 37,65 J/mol.K Agua (l): 75,29 J/mol.K ## Lf = 6011 J/mol ## I solved it this way: ## -Q_{l} = Q_{ice} ## ##...- il postino
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- Calorimetry Equilibrium Equilibrium temperature Ice System Temperature Water
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- Forum: Biology and Chemistry Homework Help
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Steam = 100C -- how much steam got injected into the water to heat it up?
I guess, firstly I have to calculate the heat that is needed. Q=c*m(t2-t1) I'm not sure what to do further from here.- Yeahaight
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- Heat Steam Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Selecting the Right Water Pump: Considerations & Reference
If I was required to select a water pump for either domestic use or industrial, what are the consideration that I should take care of while choosing? How can I select a suitable pump according to height? What power should be implemented? Anyway, a general question would be "What is a reference...- SALMAN22
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- Pump Water
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Water flow through a packed bed
Suppose you have a cylindrical column filled with packed, irregularly shaped particles. The bottom of the cylinder is flat and closed except for an array of small circular holes, regularly spaced except for a ring around the edge of the bottom where there are no holes. So, holes everywhere on...- PenderJ
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- Flow Water Water flow
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Can Bleach Water Get Into Microscopic Pores in Plastic?
I have an odd question; do you think that bleach water, rubbing alcohol, or quaternary can get into microscopic pores in plastic? About 10 microns or less in size? Or is bleach water and others i listed to big of particles? Thanks- LT72884
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- Water
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Physics Homework about using Electricity to Heat Flowing Water
This is the question: You want to make an electric instantaneous water heater in which 5.0 liters of water flows past a resistance per minute and heats water from 10.0 ° C to 45.0 ° C. Calculate the magnitude of the resistance to use and the amperage. The flow-through is connected to 230V So...- Detopall
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- Elecricity Electricity Heat Homework Physics Physics homework Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to Solve the Non-linear Differential Equation in Radial Ink Diffusion?
I assumed p(r,t) as p(r,t) = R(r)T(t) as Separation of Variables method. I got the expression of T(t) as T(t) = C1eC2t and got a non-linear differential equation in R(r) as d2R/dr2 + (2/r)dR/dr - (C/D)R = 0 (I assumed r to be the radial distance in spherical coordinates) Now I'm not getting...- tanaygupta2000
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- Diffusion Ink Water
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Will the displacement of a solid ball affect the water level?
(The picture below is my drawing. I followed the instructions of the problems and drew for reasons of clarity.) Let me start by writing down the given details : Volume of drum ##V_D = 0.05 m^3##, mass of drum ##m_D = 5 kg##, height of water column (initially) ##h_W = 1 m##, base area of water...- brotherbobby
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- Archimedes' principle Buoyancy Rise Upthrust Water Water level
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How does water rise along a glass plate? (surface tension question)
So, I was studying about general properties of matter and topics like surface tension. I came across the phenomenon of water rising along a glass plate like in the picture. I looked for some mathematical interpretation of this on the internet and in some books. [![enter image description...- Amitayas Banerjee
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- Fluid Fluid dynamic Glass Plate Rise Surface tension Tension Water
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- Forum: Mechanics
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What physics do I need to learn to do calculations for throwing water?
How would I calculate the damage anything would take if a human were to pick up water and throw it? I would like to know this for a game idea I'm coming up with. I researched a bit online about certain physics that could apply (I.E: classical, modern, classical mechanical). I'm just not 100%...- nexteon
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- Calculations Physics Water
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Instrument name for water sampling and analysis
Hello, thank you for your attention in my thread. I'm the head of Youth Science Club on one of the many High School in Indonesia, I got many members and I want to guide them for doing water sampling and analysis. In the history of my high school, no one is able to do water sampling and... -
Water, salt and a green Jello electret....
I'm asking the question because I'm interested in learning more about how ionic compounds behave in and around electric fields. I'm not actually going to make the proposed electret. The color of the Jello is irrelevant, and Jello may not yield an everlasting electrect, so it's more about the... -
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Optical Laser to refract/reflect water vapor and smoke.... angles?
Building visibiity sensor... What is best angle to detect water vapor reflection from laser, and refraction? I plan to have two open cylindrical containers painted flat black and put inside each other so the overlap is about 0.5-1" (adj to limit ambient light vs airflow). Laser is cheap red...- MattLogue9
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- Angles Laser Refraction angle Smoke Vapor Water Water vapor Weather
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- Forum: DIY Projects