Pressure and depth in a static fluid

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The discussion focuses on calculating the absolute pressure in a meat baster using the formula Pbaster = Pair - dgH. Given atmospheric pressure at 1.013 × 10^5 Pa and the density of the basting sauce at 1430 kg/m³, the absolute pressure PB in the bulb is determined for two heights: 0.17 m and 0.10 m. For h = 0.17 m, the calculated pressure is 98917.62 Pa, while for h = 0.10 m, the pressure is 99898.6 Pa. These calculations confirm the relationship between pressure, depth, and fluid density in a static fluid system.

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A meat baster consists of a squeeze bulb attached to a plastic tube. When the bulb is squeezed and released, with the open end of the tube under the surface of the basting sauce, the sauce rises in the tube to a distance h, as the drawing shows. Using 1.013 × 1055Pa for the atmospheric pressure and 1430 kg/m3 for the density of the sauce, find the absolute pressure PB in the bulb when the distance h is (a) 0.17 m and (b) 0.10 m.

Pbaster = Pair - dgH
Pbaster = 1.013 x 105 - 1430(9.8)(0.17) = 98917.62 Pa?

and second Pa is Pa = 99898.6 Pa?
 
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