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1. Each of the following affect the pressure acts on the bottom of a container
except(1):
a) Depth of liquid
b) Density of liquid
c) Gravitational acceleration.
d) Atmospheric pressure
2. Each of the following does not affect the height of mercury column in the
barometer(2):
a) Density of mercury.
c) Atmospheric pressure.
d) Gravitational acceleration
e) Mercury temperature.
3. Ship is travel from fresh water to sea water, which of the following is right(3):
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ship.
5. If the ratio between the radius of the hydraulic press is 2: 9, then the ratio between
a) 2: 9
b) 9: 2
c) 18: 4
d) 4: 81
e) 81: 4
6. Body of mass 5 kg, and its weight when immersed in liquid is 40 N, given that g =
a) 10 kg
b) 10 N
c) 35 kg
d) 35 N
e) 90 N
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7. A wooden body floats on water surface where ¼ of its volume appear, given that
the density of water is 1000 kg/m3, then the density of wood is(7):
a) 1333 kg/m3
b) 250 kg/m3
c) 750 kg/m3
d) 1000 kg/m3
e) 500 kg/m3
8. Density of lead is greater than density of copper, and density of copper is greater
than density of aluminum, when equal volume of these metals are weighted in air
9. The density of ice is 900 kg/m3 and that of water is 1000 kg/m3, then the
a) 90%
b) 10%
c) 100%
d) 80%
e) 20%
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10. When a body immersed totally in a liquid of smaller density then the up thrust
force is(10):
Evaluation book:
Group One:
a) ML-3
b) ML3
c) M0L0
d) ML-2
e) ML2
a) Kgm-3
b) Nm-2
c) Nm-1
d) Jm-2
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a) Kgm-2s-2
b) Kgm-2
c) Kgms-2
d) Kgm-1s-2
14. In the hydraulic press, the area of the large piston is ten times that of the small
piston. If a force of 100 N is applied on the small piston, then the force acting
a) 2000 Newton
b) 1000 Newton
c) 100 Newton
d) 40 Newton
e) 10 Newton
15. If a body floats on water surface and then floats on glycerine (the density of
d) The volume of the immersed part of the body in water = the volume of the
e) The volume of the immersed part of the body in water is smaller than that
of glycerine.
a) 10-5 bar
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b) 105 bar
c) 76 bar
d) 1.013 bar
e) 760 bar
a) 760 torr
b) 1/760 torr
c) 76 torr
d) 1/76 torr
Group Two:
The questions in this section are classified in groups, each group consists of
five statements (a, b, c, d and e) followed by a list of questions. You have to choose
the most suitable quantity as an answer for each question, taking into account that the
a) Newton / m2
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b) Newton
c) Joule /m2
d) Kg/m3
e) Kg m-1 sec-1
a) Pressure(19).
b) Upthrust force(20).
b) Pascal’s Principal.
c) Archimedes principle.
b) The manometer(22).
Group Three:
Each question is followed by one or more correct answers, choose the correct
answer(s).
1. When a balloon filled with helium rises in the atmospheric air, the atmospheric air
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a) The water displaces by the immersed part of the body has the same mass
as the body.
c) The pressure has the same value at all points on the surface acted upon by
the force.
5. When a body is immersed in a liquid, the liquid will act upon the body by an
6. When a body floats on the surface of a liquid, the upthrust acting on the body
equals(29):
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b) The weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.
Previous Exams:
1. (August 96) The pressure is measured by the unit [Joule /m2 – Newton/m2 –
Newton/m3](30)
2. (Egypt 98) In hydraulic press the ratio between the pressure on the large piston
and the pressure on the small piston is: (greater than one - less than one - equal to
3. (August 99) A vessel filled with water of weight (w), a piece of cork of weight
(w1) is placed on the water surface. The weight of the group equals (w, w + w1 , w
– w1 , w1)(32)
4. (Egypt 2000) The iron density is greater than the aluminum density. If we immerse
two pieces of equal volumes of these metals in water, the decrease in the weight of
iron piece is (greater than – smaller than – equal to) the decrease in the weight of
aluminum piece(33).
5. (Egypt 95, May 2001) when ¼ of the volume of a floating body appears above the
free surface of water, the density of this body relative to the density of water [1/4
– ¾ - 1](34)
6. (August 98, August 2001) In the hydraulic press, the ratio between the work
resulting from the motion of the large piston to the work done by the motion of the
small piston is: (less than one - larger than one - equals one - there is no correct
answer)(35).
Additional questions:
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Pascal’s principle)(37).
3. The mass of a cup full to its end is (< , equal, >) the mass of similar cup but
4. The pressure on the large piston in the hydraulic press is (< , equal, >) the
5. The up-thrust force of water acting on a piece of wood is (=, >, <) up-thrust
6. Water Force acts on the high dam depends on all of the following except (area
or water at Nasser lake – the length of the dam – the depth of water)
7. When a body immersed totally in a liquid of higher density then the up thrust
force equals (weight of the body – weight of the immersed part of the body –
8. The apparent weight of an iron cube immersed in fresh water is (smaller than–
9. a wooden cube is attached to the bottom of container contains fresh water, then
the tension force is (greater than - equals to – smaller than) the tension of the
Give reasons
Evaluation book:
1. The Mercury height in the Barometer tube is not affected by its cross sectional
area(41).
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3. The weight of a container completely filled with water remains unchanged when a
cork piece floats on water surface, while its weight increases when a coin piece is
immersed in it(43).
Previous Exams:
1. (Egypt 94) The constancy of the mass of a container filled up to its edge with
water before and after putting a piece of cork that floats on its surface(46).
3. (August 2000) When the difference between the pressure of an enclosed gas and
the manometer(48).
4. (Egypt 2002) The apparent weight of a body suspended in a liquid equals zero(49).
Additional questions:
value(50).
2. When a body is immersed in a fluid an up thrust force acts and decreases its
weight(51).
6. The base of the dam is made broad at the bottom than at the top(55).
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8. When a ship sails from fresh water into the sea it floats higher, it rises a little(57).
9. The height of mercury in the barometer is not affected by the area of the tube(58).
10. The ratio between pressure at large piston to the pressure at the small piston of the
11. The ratio between volume moved by large piston to the volume moved by the
12. The ratio between work done at large piston to work done at the small piston of
13. The ratio between force at large piston to force at the small piston of the hydraulic
14. The ratio between distance moved by large piston to distance moved by the small
1. (Egypt 94) The atmospheric pressure at the sea level at a certain time = 1.013
bar(59).
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Previous Exams:
13. (Egypt 92) The normal force acting on unit surface area =5x105 N
14. (Egypt 92) The up-thrust force acting on a floating body = 20 N(66).
16. (Egypt 90, 92, 93) The mechanical advantage of hydraulic press = 100(67).
18. (August 98) A body immersed wholly or partially in a fluid experiences and up-
thrust force in the vertical direction equal to the weight of the volume of liquid
19. (Egypt 96, August 99) The ratio between the area of the large piston to the area of
Miscellaneous Questions
School Book:
1. Obtain the relation between the pressure at a point inside a liquid and the depth of
2. Prove that the total force acts on a submerged body is F = Vol (ρL-ρs)g
3. Container contains water and oil, placed in a table, describe what will happened
for oil, water, container and the table, when a piece of wood floats on the liquid
surface.
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Evaluation book:
1. (August 97, August 98, August 99) State one of the applications for each of the
following devices:
a) Hydraulic press.
b) Mercury barometer.
c) Manometer.
2. When a body is immersed in a liquid prove the relation between upthrust force
on a plane surface as shown in figure, if the density of wood is 800 Kg/m3 and g =
10 m/sec2:
b) Can you increase this pressure without using another weight? Give reason.
c) Find the pressure exerted by the block on the water surface just below it.
d) What is the pressure which water acts upon the lower surface of the block?
mercury manometer, another student advised him to use water instead of mercury:
b) Complete the second figure shown the water levels in the two sides of the
manometer.
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pressure of gas enclosed in a container when the valve is opened the mercury
height on both sides appear as shown in the figure. If the atmospheric pressure
equals 76 cm Hg. What is the height of the mercury column whose pressure is
depend.
areas are 500 cm2 and 5 cm2 respectively and the force applied to the small
piston is 50 N calculate:
h) The distance which will be moved by the large piston when the small
10 m/s2)
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9. The three vessels shown in the figure below are filled with water to the same
(Pa = 1.013 x 105 N/m2, density of water = 1000 Kg/m3, and g = 9.8 m/s2)
10. A wooden rod floats with 6 cm of its length under water (density 1000 kg/m3)
what length is under the surface when the road floats in a liquid of density 1200
kg/m3.
m) The density and the relative density. And mention the relation between
them.
13. The following table explains the relation between the pressure at a point inside a
lake and the depth of this point from the water surface in the lake
h (meters) 4 8 12 16 20
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Draw a graph between the pressure on the Y axis and the depth on the x axis.
of the following statements describes the pressure exerted by the carbon dioxide?
b) It is equal to 5 cm of mercury.
c) It is equal to 5 cm of mercury
d) It is equal to 5 cm of mercury
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8. The figure shown two u tube manometers, their tubes are of different thickness,
manometer tubes:
than manometer 2
and not squashy. The pressure from one piston goes through the water and acts on
the piston of the other syringes. You will also notice that one piston needs more
force to hold in than the other. Explain which piston has to held with most force
and why.
10. This (man-powered) hydraulic jack has two valves. It is often used in garages to
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through large distance, when the effort handle moves down it forces liquid into the
load cylinder. When the effort piston moves up, liquid refills the effort cylinder,
the movement can then be repeated. Copy and insert open or closed in the boxes:
What forces liquid to move up from the tank to the effort cylinder?
What use has the tap? Why is it a good idea to connect a pipe from the tap to
the tank?
11. The diagram shows a mercury manometer recording a pressure of 150 KPa, the
atmospheric pressure is 100 KPa (take the density of mercury as 13600 kg m-3)
12. A body has a weight of 160 N when weighted in air and a weight of 120 N when
totally immersed in a liquid of relative density 0.8 what is the relative density of
the body?
13. An object with a volume of 10-3 m3 and density 4 x 102 kgm-3 floats on water in a
tank of cross sectional area 10-3m2 by how much does the water level drop when
the object is removed? Show that this decrease in water level reduces the force on
the base of the tank by an amount equal to the weight of the object (density of
what is the:
cylinder.
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d) Mark with letter x on the diagram above a position where the pressure
15. Draw a graphical relation between the pressure at a point inside liquid and:
Previous Exams:
14. (Egypt 93) A student uses a mercury manometer to measure a small difference
pressure. Another student advised him that it would be better to use water instead
of mercury. Show why the use of water instead of mercury was better. (ρHg = 13
times ρ of water)
15. (Egypt 93) If object is immersed in a liquid, it is acted upon by an upward force
pressure acting on the object. Prove that the up-thrust equals the weight of the
which is represented by the graph. What does the Force resulting on the large piston
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Force acting on the small piston
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17. (Egypt 2000) Mention the name of only one apparatus whose operation principle
is based on each of the following and then mention only one use of it: Pascal’s
Principle.
18. (August 2000) Which of the following graphs illustrates the relation between each
of the following:
The relation between the pressure at a point inside a lake and the depth of the
1. (Egypt 91) …….. is used to measure the atmospheric pressure, while ……… is
3. (August 96) The ratio between the density of a material to the density of water at
6. (August 97) A body floats on the surface of a liquid when ………. is greater than
……….
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Additional questions:
7. In the hydraulic press as the area of its large piston increases the .......... also
9. The object, which ¾ of its column floats in water, its density is ..........(69) the
density of water.
1. When the depth of the diver increase; both of up thrust force and pressure acts on
Previous Exams:
2. (Egypt 90) An immersed body in the liquid contained in a beaker will sink to the
bottom if the buoyant force acting on the body is less than its weight.
3. (Egypt 94) The pressure at any point inside a liquid can be calculated from the
relationship: P = Pa - ρ g h
4. (Egypt 97) A body sinks in a liquid when the up-thrust force acting on it from the
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1. The ratio between the density of a substance and the density of water at the same
temp.
4. The ratio between the area of the large piston and the area of the small piston in
3. Pascal principle(73).
Previous Exams:
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1. Balloon filled with air, is fixed to the bottom of container full of water,
describe what will happen if the container is moved to the moon surface(77).
3. A piece of ice put in a container, then the container full with water,
describe what will happen to the total weight in the two cases.
Previous Exams:
5. (Egypt 2002) A floating ship is transferred from river water to sea water?
Structured Questions
Evaluation Book:
1. A solid cylinder, mass 100 kg, is suspended in water between two light cables in a
closed container, so that the circular forces are horizontal, as shown in fig. The
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4. The figure shows one forms of hydraulic, lifting device. The force a causes a
……..
……….
Problems
School Book:
1. The pressure on a base of diameter 8 meter of a cylinder shape contains oil is 1.5 x
[7.54x104N]
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car. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.013x105 N/m2. Calculate the absolute pressure
[4 Pa]
3. A fish tank of cross sectional area 1000 cm2 contains water of weight 400 N. Find
[0.4x104 N/m2]
4. The large and small piston diameters of a hydraulic pump are 24 cm and 2 cm
respectively. Calculate the force that must be applied to small piston to obtain a
force of 2000 N on the large one, then calculate the mechanical advantage.
[13.9 N, 144]
5. If the mass of a piece of Al in air is 250 gm, while its mass in water is 160 gm,
pressure at its bottom is 3 atmospheres. Calculate the depth of the lake (density of
[20.673 m]
Cm Hg, and at upper floor is 74.15 Cm Hg. If the height of the building is 200 m,
find the average density of the air between these 2 points. (ρ Hg = 13.6 x 103
[1.258 kg/m3]
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and absolute pressure of the enclosed air in N/m2 (Pa = 1.013x105 N/m2, g = 9.8
m/s2).
9. The cross sectional area of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are
4x10–4 m2 and 20x10–4 m2 respectively. If the force acting on the small piston is
200 N and the free fall acceleration is 10 m/s2. Find maximum mass can be lifted.
[100 Kg]
10. Find the minimum area of ice piece of thickness 5 cm floats over water surface,
can carry a car of mass 1.6x103 kg, given that density of ice and water are 900
[320 m2]
11. Cork ball of volume 5x10-3 m3 floats at water surface, if 2/5 of its volume is
immersed, find the density of cork, and the force required to immerse it
Evaluation Book:
12. The cross sectional area of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are
4x10–2 m2 and 1200 cm2 respectively. If the force acting on the small piston is
[60 kg, 3]
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13. If the height of water in a reservoir supplying a small town with water is 100 m
above the ground surface, calculate the maximum pressure due to this height
expressed in N/m2 knowing that the density of water is 1000 kg/m3 (g=9.8 m/s2)
[9.8x105 N/m2
14. Find the total pressure and the total force acting on the base of a vessel
containing salty water of density 1030 Kg / m3, if the surface area of the vessel is
1000 Cm2, the height of water in it is one meter, the surface of water is exposed to
atm. Air, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 and the atm. Pressure is 1.013
x 105 N / m2.
15. A metallic block of mass 40 kg and volume 5000 cm3 is suspended by a cord in oil
[37.24 N, 354.8 N]
16. A mercury manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas in a reservoir. The
level of the Hg in the free branch is higher than that in the second branch by 36
Cm. Find the pressure of the enclosed gas in units: (Pa = 1.013x105 N/m2)
a) Cm Hg
b) Atm. Pressure
c) N/m2.
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17. A submarine sinks to a depth of 40 m. What is the total force acting on the door
of its cabin whose diameter is 80 Cm, if the pressure inside the submarine is kept
at atm. Pressure (ρ water = 1030 Kg / m3, g =10 m/sec2)
[207093.79 N]
18. U - Shaped tube, the height of the water in one branch is 19 Cm above the
separating surface between water and oil. Find the height of the oil in the second
branch that balance with water column if the density of water 1000 Kg / m3 and
[23.75 cm]
19. A water layer of a thickness of 1 m floats over a mercury layer of thickness 0.2 m.
What is the difference in pressure between 2 points; one at the surface of the
water and the second at the bottom of the mercury layer (ρ water = 1000 Kg / m3,
[36456 N/m2]
21. The difference in the water pressure at the ground floor is 3.4 atm. Pressure. What
[35.145 m]
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22. The areas of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are 2 cm2 and 50 cm2
respectively. Find the mechanical advantage of the press, then calculate the force
required to lift one ton. Find the distance moved by the small piston in order to
[25,400 N, 50 cm]
23. (Azhar 89) In a gas station the diameter of the compressed air cylinder in the
hydraulic press is 2 cm and the diameter of the large piston is 32 cm. Calculate the
force of air pressure required to lift a car of mass 1800 kg, g = 10m/sec2.
[70.3125 N]
24. The diameters of the small and large pistons of a hydraulic press are 2 cm and 24
cm respectively:
a) Calculatadde the force acting on the small piston that produces a force of 2880
b) Calculate the distance moved by the small piston in order to move its large
piston by 1 cm.
25. A girl has a mass of 40 kg is swimming in water so that her whole body is
immersed. Calculate her volume and the buoyant force affecting her body. Then
26. A body has a mass 50 kg in air and 45 Kg when it is immersed in water calculate:
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27. An iron piece of mass 0.12 kg and the density of its material is 7850 kg/m 3
Calculate its volume and calculate its apparent mass when immersed in water
completely. (ρ of water = 1000 kg/m3, g = 9.8 m/s2)
28. A piece of metal is immersed in water, benzene and glycerine respectively, the
decrease in its weight in air than these liquids are 2 N, 1.8 N and 2.549 N
29. What is the percentage of the floating part of an ice cube; over the surface of
water given that its density is 920 kg/m3. When a mass 10 kg is put on it, it is
30. (Sudan 90) A ferryboat of vertical sides is used to transfer cars Aquaba Gulf. It
carries 20 cars each of mass 200 Kg. If the length of the ferryboat is 20 m and its
breadth is 10 m. (ρ water is 1030 Kg/m3) Find:
a) The additional volume, which the ferryboat will displace due to load.
31. Find the volume and the mass of a piece of copper if the buoyant force acting on
it, when completely immersed in water is 2.5 N, given that the density of water
32. The dimension of an opened rectangular box is 3 m x 2.5 m x 1.5 m and mass of
2700 Kg find:
a) The depth of the immersed part under water surface of density 1030
Kg/m3.
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b) The load, which must be put in the box to cause the immersed of it
to a depth of 1 meter.
33. A wooden piece when placed in water, 3/5 of its volume is immersed and when
placed in oil 4/5 its volume is immersed. Find the density of wood and the density
34. A metallic vessel has a mass of one kg when it is empty and 54 kg when it is filled
with water, while its mass is 67 kg when it is filled with glycerine, what is the
35. A metallic block of mass 64 kg and volume 8000 cm3 is suspends by a cord in oil
of density 0.76 x 103 kg/m3 Calculate the up thrust force acted on the block, and
[59.58 N, 567.6 N]
36. (Azhar 93) A boat has a mass 10 Kg. 4 % of its volume is immersed when it is put
in water. Calculate the max. Number of men whom the boat can carry without
sinking. (The mass of each man's 62.5 Kg. the density of water is 1000 Kg/m3).
[3 men]
37. U shaped tube of cross section area 2 cm2 has amount of water. 9 cm3 of kerosene
has been poured in one side, so the height difference of water in the two side is 3.6
cm. find the volume of benzene poured in the other side till the level of water
becomes the same in the two sides. Given that density of benzene = 900 kg/m3
[8 cm3]
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38. A hollow ball of outer volume 0.004 m3 and of inner volume is 0.003 m3 filled
Calculate the density of its material where g = 10 m/s 2, then find the density of a
[2600 kg/m3]
39. A body of volume 50 cm3 placed in water in a beaker, it displaced 40 cm3 of water.
Is this body immersed or floated? Give reason? Calculate its density if the density
[800 Kg/m3]
40. A test tube of radius 1.4 cm contains some mercury making it to float vertically in
water. If the density of water is 1000 Kg/m3, the total mass of the tube is 60.94
gm, find:
41. The following table illustrates the relation between the pressure at a point inside a
water of a lake and its depth from the water surface h (neglecting the variation of
h (m) 10 15 20 25 30
From the previous tale: Plot a graph between the pressure (P) on the ordinate and the
depth of the point (h) on the abscissa. From the graph find:
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42. When hydraulic press is used the following results are obtained:
Draw a graph between the two forces, from the graph find:
b) The force on the big piston needed to balance a force of 60 N on the small
piston.
c) Given that the radius of the small piston is 5 cm. What is the radius of the
large piston?
43. (Egypt 94) a balloon is filled with hydrogen gas whose density is 0.092 kg/m3
until its volume becomes 14x104 m3. What is the lifting force of the balloon if the
air density is 1.29 kg/m3 and the mass of the balloon with its accessories = 8x104
[87.72x104 N]
Previous Exams:
44. (Egypt 90) a submarine is located horizontally at a depth 50 m. from sea level. The
10 m/sec2) calculate:
b) The force acting on one side of the submarine’s tail fin which has
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45. (Azhar 90) A steel cube of height 0.1m floats over a mercury surface in a glass
vessel. A certain amount of water is added to the vessel until the upper surface of
the cube and the water surface are in the same horizontal level. Calculate the
height of the water over the mercury surface in the vessel, knowing that the
density of the mercury 13600 Kg/m3 and that of water 1000 Kg/m3. Density of
[0.038 m]
46. (Egypt 91) Two spheres of the same metal, each of volume 2x10 -4 m³, one of them
is solid and the other is hollow. When the two spheres are immersed in a bowl
containing water of density 1000 kg/m³, one sinks while the other suspends find
the volume of the empty spaces in the hollow sphere given that the density of the
47. (Sudan 92) A force of 1 N act on cube submerged completely in water, when the
force is removed the cube rises by 1 cm above water. Calculate the volume of the
cube. g = 10m/sec2, ρw = 1000 kg/m3.
[1000 cm3]
48. (Egypt 95) The diameters of the small and the large piston of a hydraulic press are
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49. (Egypt 95) The following table illustrates the relation between the pressure (P) at a
point inside the water of a lake and the depth (h) of this point below the water
surface.
h (m) 12 16 20
Plot a graph relating (P) on the ordinate and (h) on the abscissa. From the graph find:
b) The value of the atmospheric pressure above the water surface of the lake in
N/m2.
50. (Egypt 96) A piece of copper has a mass of 763 gm in air. When it immersed in
water, it has an apparent mass of 675 gm and it has 652.5 gm in glycerol, calculate
the densities of copper and glycerol if the density of water 1000 kg/m3 and g = 10
m/s2.
thickness 20 cm. What is the difference in pressure at two points, one at the
interface between water and mercury and the other at the bottom of the mercury
layer? (The density of water = 1000 kg/m3, the density of mercury = 13600 kg/m3,
52. (Egypt 97) A piece of wood of density 800 kg/m3, floats on water, such that, the
volume of the immersed part is 8 cm3, given that the density of water is 1000
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a) Its mass.
53. (Egypt 98) A mercury manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas inside a
container. The surface of the mercury inside the free side of the manometer is
lower than that in the other side attached to the container by 20 cm. What is the
value of the pressure in "bar" units of the gas enclosed in the container, given that
the atmospheric pressure when performing such measurements was 105 Pascal,
[0.728 bar]
54. (Egypt 99) A hollow metallic box with rectangular base of external dimensions 20
cm and 30 cm floats vertically on water. If you know that the mass of the box =
55. (August 2001) A hollow wooden cube of length 40 cm and its mass 20 kg, floats
vertically on the water of density 1000 kg/m3. Calculate the length of immersed
part of the cube, then calculate the mass which must be put on the cube to
[0.125 m, 12 kg]
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Additional Problems:
56. A tank of mass 6 kg when full of water becomes 56 kg & when full of a liquid
57. Calculate the radius of a spherical body has mass of ½ kg & density of 4000 kg/m3
[0.031 m]
58. A spherical body has mass of 400 gm & radius of 2 cm, if the density of its
material was 15000 kg/m3. Find if the spherical body is hollow or solid.
[Hollow]
59. Find the amount (mass and volume) of copper in a golden crown has mass of 360
gm and volume of 30 cm3 (ρ of copper = 9000 kg/m3 and ρ of gold = 18000
kg/m3)
60. An alloy of mass 588 gm and volume 100 cm3 is made of iron of relative density 8
and aluminum of relative density 2.7 calculate the proportion of the constituents of
the alloy.
a) By volume.
b) By mass.
[3: 2, 40: 9]
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61. A vertical tube 0.8 m long is one quarter full of mercury of density 13600 kg/m3
and three quarters full of paraffin of density 800 kg/m3. What pressure is exerted
[31360 N/m2]
62. Find the ratio between average pressure acting on the upper half side of a
rectangular tank. Full of alcohol and the average pressure acting on the lower half
[1: 3]
Find the maximum depth and the force acting on its window if its dimensions are
76 cm Hg.
[113.7 m, 312004 N]
64. U shaped tube of similar cross sectional area containing mercury of density 13600
kg. A liquid of density 1230 kg/m3 is poured in one of its branches. Calculate the
height of the liquid if the vertical distance between the two surfaces of mercury in
[40.8 cm]
65. U shaped tube of cross sectional areas of its branches are 2 cm2, 4 cm2 respectively
containing mercury. Water is poured in the large branch. Calculate the height of
water column if the surface of mercury drops by 0.5 cm. given that density of
[20.4 cm]
66. How high can water rise in pipes of a building if the pressure at the ground floor is
2 x 105 Pascal.
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[20.4 m]
Calculate the height of the mountain knowing that the average density of air is
1.25 Kg / m3 and ρ Hg = 13.6 x 103 Kg/m3.
[1632 m]
68. A hydraulic press has its small piston 2 cm in diameter; its large piston is 12 cm in
diameter. Calculate the force exerted by the large piston if the small piston is acted
upon by 40 N. if the small piston is moved through 10 cm, how much is the large
piston moved.
69. A hydraulic press the ratio between areas of small and large pistons is 4: 200; if a
force of 98 N acted on the small piston, calculate the load in kg that can be lifted
[500 kg]
70. The areas of the small and the large pistons in the hydraulic press are 4 cm 2, 60
cm2. Calculate:
c) The distance moved by the small piston, if the large piston moves 3 cm.
71. A body of mass 200 kg is anchored to the bottom of a lake by a light chain. The
[0.25 m3]
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72. A plastic ball of mass 0.25 kg and density 900 Kg/m3 floats at the separating
surface between water and kerosene. What is the volume, which is immersed
73. A wooden cube floats above water surface. When loaded by a mass 200Kg it is
immersed completely and when this mass is removed the height of the apparent
[31.6 m3]
74. A balloon of volume 1.5 x 102 m3 is filled with Helium of density 0.176 kg/m3. If
the density of air is 1.296 Kg/m3, find the force acting on the balloon.
[1646.4 N]
75. A submarine sinks to a depth 80 m. What is the total force acting on the window if
its diameter is 90 cm. If the pressure inside the submarine is kept at atmospheric
[513.7x103 N]
76. A body of dimensions 2 x 5 x 8 cm & density 0.7 gm/cm3 floats on the surface of
water (ρ = 1 gm/cm3), Calculate the volume of the submerged part. Then if it
floats on the surface of a liquid of ρ = 1.12 gm/cm3. Calculate the volume of the
floating part.
77. The air in each of the four tyres of a motorcar exerts a pressure above atmospheric
pressure by 3x105 N/m2. Each tyre is in contact with the ground over an area 80
[1310.37 kg]
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78. The height of mercury column in a mercury barometer was 76 cm when the
[44.5 N/m2]
79. The following table illustrates the relation between the pressure at a point inside
the water of a lake and the height of this point above its bottom. Draw a graphical
relation between (P) on the ordinate & height from the bottom of the lake on the
h (m) 10 12 18 25
The force on big piston (N)80 160 320 480 560 800
a) Draw a graph between the two forces and from the graph find:
small piston.
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b) Given that the radius of the small piston is 10 cm what is the radius of the
large.
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Model Answer
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() Since P=ρgh, therefore the height of mercury in the barometer depends on the density of liquid and
the atmospheric pressure without any effect of the cross sectional area of the tube.
42
() That is because liquids are incompressible.
43
() Since the body is floats therefore the weight of body is equal to the weight of displaced liquid,
therefore the total weight and the total mass of the container remains constant. While if the body
sink, the weight of displaced liquid is less than the weight of body by the value of apparent weight,
therefore the total weight of the container will increase by the value of apparent weight.
44
() Because gases are compressible.
45
() That is because the weight of the body is equal to the weight of displaced liquid, and since the
apparent weight is the difference between weight of body and weight of displaced liquid (upthrust
46
() That is because the weight of the floating body is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid.
47
() That is due to the high density of mercury, and since the height depends on the density of liquid
inversely proportional, therefore the height of mercury will be short, and more practically to be
used. (P=ρgh)
48
() Water is preferable in manometers because its density is much lower than that of mercury, so the
49
() Since the apparent weight = weight – up thrust force, and since weight = up thrust force,
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() When the up thrust force acting on a body is greater than the real weight.
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() Due to the pressure difference of the liquid on the lower and the upper surfaces of the body.
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() Since the pressure is inversely proportional with the area, therefore the needle must have pointed
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() Since the pressure is inversely proportional with the area, therefore the tyer must have large area
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() Since P=ρgh, therefore pressure is directly proportional to the depth.
55
() Since the pressure is directly proportional to the depth, therefore increasing the depth will
increase the pressure and that required wide dam to overcome the pressure.
56
() Because liquids are uncompressible while gases are comprisable.
57
() Since the weight of the ship is constant, and since the ship floats, therefore the upthrust force,
which is equal to the weight is remains constant, since Fb = ρgv, therefore the density of liquid is
inversely proportional to the volume of immersed part, since the density of salty water is greater
than that of fresh water, therefore the ship will rise a little to decrease the volume of immersed part.
58
() Because the pressure depends on the height and the density of liquid only.
59
() The atmospheric pressure equals the pressure resulting from a force of 1.013x105 N vertically on
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() 400 is the ratio between the area of large piston to the area of the small piston.
61
() 8.8 is the ratio between density of cupper and that of water, measured at the same temperature.
62
() It means that the pressure of that gas equal 2 x 1.103 x 105 N/m2, if the atmospheric pressure is at
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() 2x105 N is the normal average force acting on unit area surrounding this point.
64
() 1000 Kg is the weight of unit volume of water.
65
() The pressure resultant for the weight of air column at this point is equivalent to the pressure
66
() The weight of the floating body = the weight of the liquid displaced by the floating body = 20 N.
67
() 100 is the ratio between the area of the large piston to the area of the small piston.
68
() 2.7 is the ratio between density of Aluminum to the density of water at the same temperature.
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() Pressure increase, while up thrust force remains constant.
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() It is the mass per unit volume, Kg/m3.
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() It is the average normal force acts per unit area surrounded this point.
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() A pressure applied to a liquid enclosed in a container is transmitted undiminished to every portion
the vertical direction equal to the weight of the volume of the liquid displaced by the body
75
() It is the ratio between the densities of a material, to the density of water, at the same temperature
76
() Pascal principle.
77
() The volume of balloon will increase due to the decrease of pressure at the moon surface, because
78
() No thing will happen.
79
() There are three factors affect the volume in this case: a) the density of water (molten ice) is
greater than that of ice, therefore the volume decrease. B) The floating part of ice at the water
surface will compensate the decrease of the volume. C) The decrease of temperature will increase
the density decreasing the volume, therefore finally the volume of water decrease.