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I just can't figure this out:
In a sample of seawater taken from an oil spill, an oil layer 3.4 cm thick floats on 61.3 cm of water. If the density of the oil is 750 kg/m^3, what is the absolute pressure on the bottom of the container?
The density of water is 1000kg/m^3
The density of oil is 750kg/m^3
This is the approach I came up with:
Pabs = Patm + Pwater + Poil
Hoil = (3.4 cm * 1 m/100 cm = 0.034 m)
Hwater = 61.3 cm * 1m/100 cm = 0.613 m
equation:
P = rgh
r = density; g = gravity constant (9.8 m/s^2); h = height
Poil = 750 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.034 m = 249.9 Pa
Pwater = 1000 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.613 m = 6007.4 Pa
Patm = 101300 Pa
Pabs = 101300 Pa + 249.9 Pa + 6007.4 Pa = 107557.3 Pa
however I'm not too sure. I don't remember what exactly was said in class.
This is the other way which could be right.
Hoil + Hwater = 0.034 m + 0.613 m = 0.647 m
Pgauge = density of oil * g * h
Pgauge = 750 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.647 m = 4755.45 Pa
Pabs = Patm + Pgauge
Pabs = 4755.45 Pa + 101300 Pa = 106055.45 Pa
In a sample of seawater taken from an oil spill, an oil layer 3.4 cm thick floats on 61.3 cm of water. If the density of the oil is 750 kg/m^3, what is the absolute pressure on the bottom of the container?
The density of water is 1000kg/m^3
The density of oil is 750kg/m^3
This is the approach I came up with:
Pabs = Patm + Pwater + Poil
Hoil = (3.4 cm * 1 m/100 cm = 0.034 m)
Hwater = 61.3 cm * 1m/100 cm = 0.613 m
equation:
P = rgh
r = density; g = gravity constant (9.8 m/s^2); h = height
Poil = 750 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.034 m = 249.9 Pa
Pwater = 1000 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.613 m = 6007.4 Pa
Patm = 101300 Pa
Pabs = 101300 Pa + 249.9 Pa + 6007.4 Pa = 107557.3 Pa
however I'm not too sure. I don't remember what exactly was said in class.
This is the other way which could be right.
Hoil + Hwater = 0.034 m + 0.613 m = 0.647 m
Pgauge = density of oil * g * h
Pgauge = 750 kg/m^3 * 9.8 m/s^2 * 0.647 m = 4755.45 Pa
Pabs = Patm + Pgauge
Pabs = 4755.45 Pa + 101300 Pa = 106055.45 Pa