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NCERT · Class 11 · Physics

Chapter 9: Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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Q21Written answer

A tank with a square base of area \[1.0{{m}^{2}}\]is divided by a vertical partition in the middle. The bottom of the partition has a small-hinged door of area \[20.0\,c{{m}^{2}}\] . The tank is filled with water in one compartment, and an acid (of relative density 1.7) in the other, both to a height of. compute the force necessary to keep the door closed.\[4.0\,m\]

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Ans: Provided that,

Base area of the given tank,\[A=1.0{{m}^{2}}\]

Area of the hinged door, \[a=0.02{{m}^{2}}\]

The density of water, \[{{\rho }_{1}}=1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]

The density of acid, \[{{\rho }_{2}}=1.7\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]

Height of the water column, \[{{h}_{1}}=4m\]

Height of the acid column, \[{{h}_{2}}=4m\]

Acceleration due to gravity,  \[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\]

Now, the pressure due to water is given as: \[{{P}_{1}}={{\rho }_{1}}{{h}_{1}}g=4\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}\times 9.8=3.92\times {{10}^{4}}Pa\]

The pressure due to acid is given as: \[{{P}_{2}}={{\rho }_{2}}{{h}_{2}}g=4\times 1.7\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}\times 9.8=6.662\times {{10}^{4}}Pa\]

 The pressure difference between the two columns: \[\Delta P={{P}_{2}}-{{P}_{1}}=2.744\times 1\,{{0}^{4}}Pa\]

Thus, the force exerted on the door \[F=P\times a=54.88N\]

It can be concluded that the force necessary to keep the door closed is \[54.88N\].


Q22Written answer

A manometer reads the pressure of a gas in an enclosure as shown in figure When a pump removes some of the gas, the manometer reads as in figure (b) The liquid used in the manometers is mercury and the atmospheric pressure is 76 cm of mercury


(a) Give the absolute and gauge pressure of the gas in the enclosure for cases (a) and (b), in units of cm of mercury. 

(b) How would the levels change in case (b) if 13.6 cm of water (immiscible with mercury) are poured into the right limb of the manometer? (Ignore the small change in the volume of the gas).

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Ans: In the first case i.e., fig (a)

Atmospheric pressure, \[{{P}_{0}}=76cm\,Hg\]

 The pressure (or height) difference between the levels of mercury in the two limbs denotes the gauge pressure. 

Hence, the gauge pressure is 20 cm of Hg. 

\[{{P}_{absolute}}\text{ }=\text{ }{{P}_{0}}\text{ }+\text{ }{{P}_{Gauge}}\text{ }=\text{ }76\text{ }+\text{ }20\text{ }=\text{ }96\text{ }cm\text{ }Hg\]

 In the second figure (figure (b)), the difference between the levels of mercury in the two limbs \[=\text{ }18\text{ }cm\] Hence, gauge pressure is \[=\text{ }18\text{ }cm\] Hg. 

Again, the \[{{P}_{absolute}}\text{ }=\text{ }{{P}_{0}}\text{ }+\text{ }{{P}_{Gauge}}\text{ }=\text{ }76\text{ + (-18)  = 58 cm Hg}\]

Ans: Now, \[13.6\,cm\] water is filled into the right limb of figure (b). 

The relative density of mercury \[13.6\,cm\]

In other words, a column of \[13.6\,cm\] water is equivalent to \[1\,cm\] mercury. 

Consider \[h\] being the difference in the mercury levels in the two limbs. 

The pressure experienced in the right limb is given as: 

\[{{P}_{right}}\text{ }=\text{ }{{P}_{0}}\text{ }+\text{ }1cm\,Hg\text{ }=\text{ }76\text{ + 1  = 77 cm Hg}\]

The level of the mercury column will go up in the left limb. 

Hence, pressure in the left limb, \[{{P}_{L}}=58+h\] 

Equating the pressures in both the limbs and simplifying for h, we get: 

\[77=58+h\] 

$\Rightarrow h=19cm$
It can be hence concluded that the mercury levels differ by \[19cm\]. 


Q23Written answer

Two vessels have the same base area but different shapes. The first vessel takes twice the volume of water that the second vessel requires to fill up to a particular common height. Is the force exerted by the water on the base of the vessel the same in the two cases? If so, why do the vessels filled with water to that same height give different readings on a weighing scale?

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Ans: Yes, 

Pressure in a liquid is given as:

\[P=\rho hg\].

The heights up to which the vessels are filled are equal, the densities are equal, and g is the same for both cases. Hence the pressures are also the same

Now, let the force that is experienced at the base of an area \[A\] be \[F=P\times A\]

Therefore, the forces in both cases are equal.


Q24Written answer

During blood transfusion the needle is inserted in a vein where the gauge pressure is \[2000Pa\]. At what height must the blood container be placed so that blood may just enter the vein? (Use the density of whole blood from Table 10.1).

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Ans: The given gauge pressure, \[P\text{ }=\text{ }2000\text{ }Pa\] 

The density of whole blood,  \[\rho =1.06\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\] 

Let \[h\] be the height of the blood container

The pressure inside the blood container is \[P=\rho hg\]

Here \[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\] is the acceleration due to gravity, 

\[\Rightarrow h=\frac{P}{g\rho }=\frac{2000}{9.8\times 1.06\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}}=0.1925m\]

This means that the blood would enter the vein only if the container is kept at a height of \[0.1925m\]higher than the height at which the needle is inserted.


Q25Written answer

In deriving Bernoulli's equation, we equated the work done on the fluid in the tube to its change in the potential and kinetic energy.

(a) What is the largest average velocity of blood flow in an artery of diameter \[2.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\] if the flow must remain laminar? 

(b) Do the dissipative forces become more important as the fluid velocity increases? Discuss qualitatively.

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Ans: The diameter of the given artery, \[d=2\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]

The viscosity of blood, \[\eta =2.084\times {{10}^{-3}}Pa\,\,s\]

The density of blood, \[\rho =1.06\times {{10}^{3}}kg/{{m}^{2}}\]

 Reynolds' number for laminar flow, \[{{N}_{R}}\text{ }=\text{ }2000\]

The maximum average velocity of blood flowing through the d-diameter orifice is as follows: 

\[V=\frac{{{N}_{R}}\eta }{\rho d}=\frac{2000\times 2.084\times {{10}^{-3}}}{(1.06\times {{10}^{3}})(2\times {{10}^{-3}})}=1.966m/s\]

Therefore, the largest average velocity of blood is \[1.966m/s\].

Ans: The dissipative forces become more prominent with an increase in the fluid velocity.  As the velocity increases, the turbulence also increases. The turbulent nature of the flow causes dissipative loss in a fluid.


Q26Written answer

(a) What is the largest average velocity of blood flow in an artery of radius \[2.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]if the flow must remain laminar? 

(b) What is the corresponding flow rate? (Take viscosity of blood to be \[2.084\times {{10}^{-3}}Pa\,s\]).

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Ans: Provided that,

Radius of the artery, \[r=2\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]. 

Diameter of the artery, \[d=2(2\times {{10}^{-3}}m)\]

The viscosity of blood, \[\eta =2.084\times {{10}^{-3}}Pa\,\,s\]

The density of blood, \[\rho =1.06\times {{10}^{3}}kg/{{m}^{2}}\]

The Reynolds number of Laminar flow, \[{{N}_{R}}\text{ }=\text{ }2000\]

The largest value of average velocity can be given as:

\[V=\frac{{{N}_{R}}\eta }{\rho d}=\frac{2000\times 2.084\times {{10}^{-3}}}{(1.06\times {{10}^{3}})(4\times {{10}^{-3}})}=0.983m/s\]

Hence the largest average velocity of blood flow in an artery of the radius\[2\times {{10}^{-3}}m~\] is \[0.983m/s\].

Ans: The flow rate is written as the time derivative of the volume that flowed past a cross-section: 

\[R=\pi {{r}^{2}}V{}_{Avg}=3.14\,{{(2\times {{10}^{-3}})}^{2}}\,(9.83)=1.235\times {{10}^{-5}}{{m}^{3}}/s\]

Hence the corresponding flow rate is \[1.235\times {{10}^{-5}}{{m}^{3}}/s\].


Q27Written answer

A plane is in level flight at a constant speed and each of its two wings has an area of \[25{{m}^{2}}\]. If the speed of the air is \[180\,km/h\]over the lower wing and \[234\,km/h\]over the upper wing surface, determine the plane's mass. (Take air density to be\[\,1kg/{{m}^{3}}\]).

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Ans: As provided in the question, the area of the wings is \[A=2\times 25=50{{m}^{^{2}}}\]

Speed of air over the lower wing, \[{{v}_{1}}=180km/h=50m/s\]

Speed of air over the upper wing, \[{{v}_{2}}=234km/h=65m/s\] 

The density of air, \[\rho =1\,kg/{{m}^{3}}\]

The pressure of air over the lower wing\[={{P}_{1}}\] 

The pressure of air over the upper wing \[={{P}_{2}}\]

The upward force on the plane can be obtained using Bernoulli's equation as: \[{{P}_{1}}+\frac{1}{2}\rho {{v}_{1}}^{2}={{P}_{2}}+\frac{1}{2}\rho {{v}_{2}}^{2}\]

Thus, the upward force is obtained as:

\[Lift\,=({{P}_{1}}-{{P}_{2}})A=\left( \frac{1}{2}\rho {{v}_{2}}^{2}-\frac{1}{2}\rho {{v}_{1}}^{2} \right)A=43125N\]

The mass of the plane can be obtained as: 

\[m=F/g=4400.5kg\]

Hence, the mass of the plane is nearly \[4400.5kg\].


Q28Written answer

In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is the terminal speed of an uncharged drop of radius \[2.0\times {{10}^{-5}}\,m\]and density\[1.2\times {{10}^{3}}\,kg/{{m}^{3}}\]. Take the viscosity of air at the temperature of the experiment to be \[1.8\times {{10}^{-5}}Pa\,s\]. How much is the viscous force on the drop at that speed? Neglect buoyancy of the drop due to air.

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Ans: The given terminal speed \[=5.8cm/s\,\], the viscous force \[\,\,=3.9\times {{10}^{-10}}N\]

The radius of the given uncharged drop, \[r=2.0\times {{10}^{-5}}m\]

The density of the uncharged drop, \[\rho =1.2\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]

It is known that the viscosity of air, \[\eta =1.8\times {{10}^{-5}}\,Pa\,s\]

In this case, the density of air (\[{{\rho }_{0}}\] ) can be taken as zero to neglect buoyancy of air. Acceleration due to gravity is \[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\] 

Terminal velocity (v) is given as: 

\[v=\frac{2{{r}^{2}}(\rho -{{\rho }_{0}})g}{9\eta }=\frac{2{{(2.0\times {{10}^{-5}})}^{2}}(1.2\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}-0)9.8}{91.8\times {{10}^{-5}}}=5.8\times {{10}^{-2}}m/s\]

Hence, the terminal velocity of the drop is \[5.8cm/s\]

The viscous force experienced by the drop is given by:

\[F=6\pi \eta rv\]

\[\Rightarrow F=3.9\times {{10}^{-10}}N\]

Hence the viscous force is calculated to be \[3.9\times {{10}^{-10}}N\].


Q29Written answer

Mercury has an angle of contact equal to \[\mathbf{140}{}^\circ \]with soda lime glass. A narrow tube of radius \[\mathbf{1}.\mathbf{00}\text{ }\mathbf{mm}\] made of this glass is dipped in a trough containing mercury. By what amount does the mercury dip down in the tube relative to the liquid surface outside? Surface tension of mercury at the temperature of the experiment is \[4.65\times {{10}^{-1}}N{{m}^{-1}}\]. Density of mercury is \[13.6\times {{10}^{3}}\,kg/{{m}^{3}}\]

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Ans: As provided in the question, the angle of contact between mercury and soda-lime glass, \[\theta =140{}^\circ \]

The radius of the narrow tube \[r=1.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]

The given surface tension of mercury, \[S=0465N/m\] 

The density of mercury, \[\rho =13.6\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]

Dip in the height of the mercury \[=h\]

Acceleration due to gravity, \[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\]

The surface tension can be written in terms of the angle of contact and the dip in height:

\[S=\frac{h\rho gr}{2\cos \theta }\]

\[\Rightarrow h=\frac{2\cos \theta }{S\rho gr}=-0.00534m=-5.34mm\]

Notice the negative sign; it shows the dropping level of mercury. 

Hence, the mercury level drops by 5.34 mm.


Q30Written answer

Two narrow bores of diameters \[\mathbf{3}.\mathbf{0}\text{ }\mathbf{mm}\] and \[6.\mathbf{0}\text{ }\mathbf{mm}\] are joined together to form a U-tube open at both ends. If the U-tube contains water, what is the difference in its levels in the two limbs of the tube? Surface tension of water at the temperature of the experiment is \[7.31\times {{10}^{-2}}N{{m}^{-1}}\]. Let the angle of contact to be zero and density of water be \[1.0\times {{10}^{3}}\,kg/{{m}^{3}}\]. 

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Ans: Provided that,

Diameter of the first bore, \[{{d}_{1}}=3.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]

Hence the radius of the first bore, \[{{r}_{1}}={{d}_{1}}/2=1.5\times {{10}^{-3}}m\] 

Diameter of the second bore, \[{{d}_{2}}=6.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]

Hence, the radius of the second bore,  \[{{r}_{2}}={{d}_{2}}/2=3.0\times {{10}^{-3}}m\]

The surface tension of water, \[S=7.3\times {{10}^{-2}}N/m\]

The angle of contact between the water surface and the bore surface, \[\theta =0{}^\circ \]

The density of water, \[\rho =1.0\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]

Acceleration due to gravity, \[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\]

Let\[{{h}_{1}}\]and \[{{h}_{2}}\] be the heights to which water rises in the first and second tubes, respectively. These are given as: 

\[{{h}_{1}}=\frac{2S\cos \theta }{\rho g{{r}_{1}}}\]and \[{{h}_{2}}=\frac{2S\cos \theta }{\rho g{{r}_{2}}}\]

The difference in the water levels in the two limbs of the tube can be calculated as: 

\[\Delta h=\frac{2S\cos \theta }{\rho g{{r}_{1}}}-\frac{2S\cos \theta }{\rho g{{r}_{2}}}=\frac{2\times 7.3\times {{10}^{-2}}\times \cos 0}{1.0\times 1\,{{0}^{3}}\times 9.8}=4.97mm\]

Hence, the difference between the levels is obtained as \[=4.97mm\].