Explain why (a) The blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the…
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Explain why (a) The blood pressure in humans is greater at the feet than at the brain
Capillary Rise
One consequence of the pressure difference across a curved liquid-air interface…
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Capillary Rise
Drops and Bubbles
One consequence of surface tension is that free liquid drops and bubbles are sp…
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Drops and Bubbles
Angle of Contact
The surface of liquid near the plane of contact, with another medium is in gene…
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Angle of Contact
Surface Energy and Surface Tension
As we have discussed that an extra energy is associated with surface of liquids…
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Surface Energy and Surface Tension
Surface Tension
You must have noticed that, oil and water do not mix; water wets you and me but…
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Surface Tension
Viscosity and Stokes’ Law
Most of the fluids are not ideal ones and offer some resistance to motion. This…
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Viscosity and Stokes’ Law
Dynamic Lift
Dynamic lift is the force that acts on a body, such as airplane wing, a hydrofo…
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Dynamic Lift
Venturi-meter
The Venturi-meter is a device to measure the flow speed of incompressible fluid…
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Venturi-meter
Speed of Efflux: Torricelli’s Law
The word efflux means fluid outflow. Torricelli discovered that the speed of ef…
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Speed of Efflux: Torricelli’s Law