A-LevelPhysicsForces, density and pressureOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q151 Mark
Air is trapped inside a glass bulb which is immersed in water and attached to a U-tube containing mercury. The densities of water and mercury are ρw and ρm respectively. The surface of the water is open to the atmosphere where atmospheric pressure is P. [Figure showing a glass bulb with trapped air, immersed in water, connected to a U-tube with mercury, labelled with P, ρw, hw, ρm, hm] The acceleration of free fall is g. What is the pressure of the air in the glass bulb?
AP + gρw hw + gρm hm
BP + gρw hw - gρm hm
Cgρw hw + gρm hm
Dgρw hw - gρm hm
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