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(i) Valve A opens due to high atmospheric pressure on the water while valve B closes due to its weight and that of the water above it
(ii) Valve A closes due to its own weight and pressure of water above piston while valve B opens due to the pressure of water below it.
johnmulu answered the question on April 13, 2017 at 09:50
- Figure 9 shows a syringe full of water. It has two identical holes A and B drilled along its cylinder. The cylinder nozzle is closed
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Figure 9 shows a syringe full of water. It has two identical holes A and B drilled along its cylinder. The cylinder nozzle is closed
State with a reason how the speed of the jets of water from A and B compare when the piston is pushed into the cylinder.
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- Figure 2 shows two cylinders containing a liquid and connected with a tight-fitting flexible tube. The cylinders are fitted with air-tight pistons A and B as shown(Solved)
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State the reason for the rise in the levels of the liquids when air is sucked from the tubes
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Figure 2 (a) and 2 (b) shows capillary tubes inserted in water and mercury respectively
It is observed that in the water the meniscus in the capillary tube is higher than the meniscus in the beaker, while in mercury the meniscus in the capillary tube is lower than the meniscus in the beaker. Explain these observations.
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- Figure 6 (a) and 6 (b) shows capillary tubes inserted in water and mercury respectively(Solved)
Figure 6 (a) and 6 (b) shows capillary tubes inserted in water and mercury respectively
It is observed that in water the meniscus in the capillary tube is higher than the meniscus in the beaker. While in mercury the meniscus in the capillary tube is lower than the meniscus in the beaker. Explain these observations
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Figure 6 shows a small toy boat floating on water in a basin. X and Y are two points near the toy.
When a hot metal rod is dipped into the water at point X, the toy is observed to move towards Y. Explain this observation
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Figure 8 shows water drops on two surfaces. In figure 8 (a) the glass surface is smeared with wax while in figure 8 (b) the glass surface is clean.
Explain the difference in the shapes of the drops
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- Figure 4 shows a capillary tube placed in through mercury.(Solved)
Figure 4 shows a capillary tube placed in through mercury.
Give a reason why the level of mercury in the capillary tube is lower than in the beaker
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The diagram in Fig. 4 shows two glass tubes of different diameters dipped in water
Explain why h2 is greater than h1
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Figure 2 (a) shows the initial reading of burette used to measure the volume of oil. After 50 drops of the oil were run out, the final reading was as shown in figure 2 (b)
Determine the volume of one drop of oil
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Determine the reading on the measuring cylinder, after three drops of water each of volume 0.6 cm3 are added.
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In an experiment to measure the density of a liquid, a student filled a burette with a liquid to the 0 cm 3 mark. Figure 1 shows a section of the burette showing the level of the liquid after 54.5 g of the liquid had been run out
Determine the density of the liquid
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If the initial reading was at zero mark, determine the volume of one drop.
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Use this information to answer the questions
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Determine the density of the solid. (Give your answer to 1 decimal point)
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