Structured question

1.

A metal block of density 2700 kg m-3 and dimensions 20cm 50cm 4cm is placed on
a table as shown in Figure 1.1

50cm

20cm

4cm
Figure 1
Calculate the
(i)
weight, = mg

2.

mg
Amax

(ii)

minimum pressure =

(iii)

maximum pressure of the metal block =

mg
Amin

Figure 5
The figure 5 shows a container containing oil. The density of the oil is 820
kg m-3 What is the pressure exerted by the oil at X

3.

Figure 2.1 shows the arrangement of the apparatus in an experiment to study the
pressure of moving air

Figure 3
(a) Situation I : No air enters the glass tube.
i)
How are the levels of mercury in both parts of the U-tube?
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ii)

Explain your answer

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(b) Situation II: When air flows into the glass tube, the difference in the levels of mercury at P
and Q is shown in Figure 2.1. Calculate the air pressure at P

[Atmospheric pressure = 76 cm Hg]

(c) Figure 2.2 shows a soft toy hanging from a sucker which is fixed to a glass wall.
How is the sucker fixed to the glass wall?

4.

Figure 4
Figure 4 shows an apparatus used in the laboratory to measure atmospheric pressure. The
length of the glass tube is 100 cm. The height of the vacuum column is 8 cm and the height of
the mercury column is 76 cm.
(a) Name the apparatus as shown in the figure
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(b) (i) What is the value of the atmospheric pressure in cm Hg?
(ii)

What is the pressure at point X in cm Hg?

(iii) If the density of the mercury is 1.36 104 kg m-3 and the
acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 ms-2.Calculate the
atmospheric pressure in Pascal.

(c) What will happen to the height of mercury column from the surface of the mercury in
the container if
(i) the tube is raised through a height of 12 cm?
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(ii) the tube is lowered through a depth of 6 cm?
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(iii) the glass tube is inclined about 2o from the vertical line?
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(iv) Give reason for you answer in (c) (iii)
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(d) The apparatus above can be used to measure altitude
(i) Explain why this can be done
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(ii) Explain why the apparatus above is not suitable to measure
altitude
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