Practice Final Fluid Mechanics Problem (2.3.10)

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Question 1.
What is equilibrium in fluid mechanics?
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Think of how liquids behave when still.
Question 2.
Define surface tension.
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Consider how small items can float on a water surface.
3Question 3.
What principle states that for fluids in equilibrium, the upward forces equal downward forces?
- Bernoulli's Principle
- Hydrostatic Equilibrium
- Pascal's Law
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Think about fluids in a container.
4Question 4.
True or False: A higher metacentric height leads to increased rolling period in ships.
- True
- False
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Recall how ships behave when waves roll them.
Question 5.
Determine the pressure needed to achieve horizontal mercury levels in a manometer connected to two different fluids: oil with specific density 900 kg/m³ and water.
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Consider the height differences that arise with the balance!
Question 6.
Calculate the work done when a single droplet of radius R splits into n smaller droplets of radius r, given surface tension σ.
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Understand how volume conservation affects surface area!

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