Mercury & Water Flow in U-Tube: Determining the Length & Height

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The discussion focuses on a U-tube experiment involving mercury and water, where the left arm has a larger cross-sectional area than the right. Participants are tasked with calculating the length of the water column in the right arm after adding 100 grams of water and determining how high the mercury rises in the left arm. The density of mercury is noted as 13.6 g/cm3, which is crucial for these calculations. The thread encourages users to share their attempts and challenges to facilitate assistance. Overall, the conversation aims to solve the physics problem related to fluid dynamics in a U-tube setup.
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Mercury is poured into a U-tube. The left arm of the tube has cross-sectional area A1 of 10.0 cm2, and the right arm has a cross-sectional area A2 of 5.00 cm2. One hundred grams of water are then poured into the right arm.(a) Determine the length of the water column in the right arm of the U-tube. (b) Given that the density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm3, what distance h does the mercury rise in the left arm?
 
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