Density and Mixtures Quiz

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What is the proper formula to calculate the density of a non-uniform substance?

ρ = M/V

ρ = P/A

ρmix = (ρ1 + ρ2)/2

ρ = dm/dV (correct)

How is the pressure at a certain depth in a liquid determined when taking the atmospheric pressure into account?

P = ρgh + Pliquid

PT = Po + ρgh (correct)

P = Po - ρgh

P = Po + ρg

In a mixture of two liquids of equal mass but different densities, how is the density of the mixture calculated?

ρmix = 2ρ1ρ2/(ρ1 + ρ2) (correct)

ρmix = (ρ1 + ρ2)/2

ρmix = 1/ρ1 + 1/ρ2

ρmix = ρ1 + ρ2

What is the gauge pressure at a depth if the absolute pressure is given by the formula P = P_o + ρgh?

Pgauge = P - Po Signup and view all the answers

How is the relationship between force and area defined in fluid mechanics according to Pascal's Law?

F1/A1 = F2/A2 Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the buoyancy force and the density of the liquid in Archimedes' Principle?

The buoyancy force increases with increasing density of the liquid. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a formula for the height of a rotating fluid in a cylindrical container?

h = w2R2/2g Signup and view all the answers

What is the result concerning pressures when applying the hydrostatic paradox?

PA = PB = PC = PD Signup and view all the answers

In the context of fluid dynamics, what would characterize an ideal flow?

Flow that is streamlined, incompressible, and non-viscous. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following formulas is NOT associated with the concept of rotating density (specific gravity)?

RD = g/Vbody Signup and view all the answers

What is the torque on the wall of a container due to liquid, based on the given formula?

The torque is proportional to the cube of the height of liquid divided by three. Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation of continuity demonstrate in fluid dynamics?

Conservation of mass in a flowing fluid. Signup and view all the answers

In Bernoulli's equation, what does the term 1/2ρV² represent?

Kinetic energy per unit volume of the fluid. Signup and view all the answers

What determines the maximum range of liquid ejected from the base of a large container?

The height of the liquid and the gravitational acceleration. Signup and view all the answers

What does the formula for time taken to decrease the liquid level in an open container indicate?

It shows that time increases with larger initial height. Signup and view all the answers

In a venturimeter, the rate of flow formula accounts for which of the following factors?

Cross-sectional areas at different points in the flow and pressure difference. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Density

Density measures the mass per unit volume of a substance.
For a uniform substance, density (ρ) is calculated by dividing the total mass (M) by the total volume (V): ρ = M/V.
For a non-uniform substance, density is calculated by considering infinitesimally small mass (dm) and volume (dV): ρ = dm/dV.
Density is often expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cc) or kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³).
1 g/cc is equivalent to 10³ kg/m³.
Water has a density of 1 g/cc or 10³ kg/m³.
Mercury has a density of 13.6 g/cc.
1000 liters (L) is equal to 1 cubic meter (m³).

Mixtures

The density of a mixture depends on the densities and volumes or masses of the individual components.
When mixing two liquids of equal volume and different densities, the density of the mixture (ρ_mix) is the average of the individual densities: ρ_mix = (ρ₁ + ρ₂)/2.
When mixing two liquids of equal mass and different densities, the density of the mixture is calculated as: ρ_mix = 2ρ₁ρ₂/(ρ₁+ρ₂).
The density of a mixture of 'n' equal mass liquids can be calculated using the formula: 1/ρ_mix = 1/ρ₁ + 1/ρ₂ + … + 1/ρ_n.
Alternatively, the density of the mixture for 'n' equal mass liquids is calculated as: ρ_mix = (ρ₁ + ρ₂ + ρ₃ + …+ ρ_n)/n.

Pressure

Pressure (P) is defined as the force (F) acting perpendicularly on a surface per unit area (A): P = F/A.
In calculus, pressure is defined as the force per unit area: P = dF/A.
The standard unit of pressure is the Pascal (Pa) or Newton per square meter (N/m²).
1 N/m² is equal to 1 Pascal.
Another common unit of pressure is the atmosphere (atm), which is equal to 1.013 x 10⁵ N/m².

Atmospheric Pressure

Atmospheric pressure (P_o) is the pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere.
It is calculated using the formula P_o = ρgh, where ρ is the density of air, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the atmosphere.
The standard atmospheric pressure is 1 atm.
The density of mercury (ρ_m) is 13.6 x 10³ kg/m³.
The acceleration due to gravity (g) is 9.8 m/s².
The height of a mercury column (h) at standard atmospheric pressure is 76 cm or 0.76 m.

Pressure Due to Liquid Column

The total pressure (P_T) at a point in a liquid is the sum of the atmospheric pressure (P_o) and the pressure due to the liquid column (ρgh): P_T = P = P_o + ρgh.
Absolute pressure (P) is the total pressure at a point.
Gauge pressure (P_liquid) is the difference between the absolute pressure (P) and atmospheric pressure (P_o): P_liquid = gauge pressure = (P - P_o).
In an accelerating container, the effective acceleration (g_eff) is the sum of gravitational acceleration (g) and the acceleration of the container (a): g_eff = g + a.
The pressure at a point in a liquid within an accelerating container is given by P = P_o + ρg_effh, where h is the depth of the point below the free surface of the liquid.

Accelerating Fluid

In a horizontal container accelerating with acceleration 'a', the pressure difference between two points A and B separated by a distance 'h' is given by: P_B - P_A = ρg_effh = ρ(g + a)sh.
When a liquid-filled container is accelerated horizontally, the free surface of the liquid makes an angle θ with the horizontal.
The tangent of this angle (Tan θ) is equal to the ratio of acceleration (a) to gravitational acceleration (g) and also equal to the ratio of the height (h) to the length (L) of the container: Tan θ = ma/mg = a/g = ρg_effh/mg = h/L = a/g.
The height (h) of the liquid column at the end of the container can be determined by simplifying the equation above to: h = (g/g)L.

Hydrostatic Paradox

The hydrostatic paradox states that the pressure at a point in a liquid depends only on the depth of the point below the free surface of the liquid and not on the shape of the container.
Hence, pressure at points A, B, C, and D are equal: P_A = P_B = P_C = P_D.

Pascal's Law

Pascal's Law states that a pressure change at any point in an enclosed incompressible fluid is transmitted undiminished to every point in the fluid and to the walls of the container.
The formula for Pascal's law is: F₁/A₁ = F₂/A₂, where F₁ and F₂ are the forces applied on areas A₁ and A₂ respectively.

Rotating Fluid in Container (Cylindrical)

When a cylindrical container filled with a liquid is rotated about its vertical axis, the liquid surface takes a parabolic shape.
The vertical position (y) of a point on the liquid surface at a distance 'x' from the axis of rotation is given by the formula: y = w²x²/2g, where ω is the angular velocity of rotation and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
The height (h) of the liquid at the edge of the container (radius R) is given by: h = w²R²/2g.

Rotating Density (RD) (Specific Gravity)

Rotating density (RD) or specific gravity (SG) is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance, usually water.
Formula for RD: RD = P_body/P_water, where P_body is the density of the body and P_water is the density of water.
RD can be expressed as the ratio of the weight of the body to the weight of an equal volume of water: RD weight_body/weight_{equal volume of water}.
RD can also be calculated as the ratio of the mass of the body to the mass of an equal volume of water: RD = M_body/M_{equal volume of water}.
The RD of a body is also equal to the ratio of its weight in air (W_air) to the weight loss in water (W_loss): RD of body = W_air/W_loss = W_air/(W_air - W_water).
Another formula for RD is the ratio of the density of the liquid (P_liquid) to the density of water: P_liquid/P_water = (W_air - W_liquid)/(W_air - W_water) = RD.

Archimedes Principle

Archimedes' principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upward buoyancy force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
The buoyancy force (F_B) is calculated using the formula: F_B = ρ_c(V_i)g, where ρ_c is the density of the fluid, V_i is the volume of the immersed part of the body, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Principle of Rotation

For a rotating cylinder, the velocity of the fluid at the edge (V_i) is given by: V_i = P_bA/P_L, where P_b is the pressure at the center, A is the area of the cylinder, and P_L is the density of the liquid.
The force (F_in) acting on the cylinder due to the liquid is given by: F_in = P_b/P_L.

Force Acting on Wall of Container Due To Liquid

The force (F_wall) acting on the wall of a container due to a liquid is calculated using the formula: F_wall = ρ_qwh²/2, where ρ_q is the density of the liquid, w is the width of the wall, and h is the height of the liquid.

Torque on Wall of Container Due To Liquid

The torque (T) acting on the wall of a container due to a liquid is calculated using the formula: T = ρ_qwh³/3, where ρ_q is the density of the liquid, w is the width of the wall, and h is the height of the liquid.
Torque is a twisting force that causes rotation, and the direction is determined by the cross product of the force and the radius from the axis of rotation: T = F x R.

Fluid Dynamics

Fluid dynamics studies the motion of fluids.
Streamline flow (Laminar flow): the fluid particles move in parallel, smooth, and continuous paths.
Turbulent flow: characterized by chaotic and irregular motion, creating eddies and vortices.
Ideal Flow: an incompressible, non-viscous, streamlined flow.
Rate of Flow of Fluid: R_F = AV = PAV/t, where A is the cross-sectional area, V is the velocity of the fluid, P is the pressure, and t is the time.
Equation of Continuity: states that for an incompressible fluid, the product of the cross-sectional area and the velocity of the fluid is constant: AV = const; A₁V₁ = A₂V₂; A₁V₁ = A₂V₂ + A₃V₃.
K.E of fluid: The kinetic energy (KE) of a fluid is given by: KE = 1/2pV² = 1/2W_v²/g, where p is the density, V is the velocity, W_v is the weight of the fluid, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Bernoullis Principal

Bernoulli's principle states that the total energy of a fluid flowing in a streamline is constant.
The formula for Bernoulli's principle is: P + ρgh + 1/2ρV² = const, where P is the pressure, ρ is the density, g is the acceleration due to gravity, h is the height, and V is the velocity.
Note 1: P₁ + ρgh₁ + 1/2ρV₁² = P₂ + ρgh₂ + 1/2 ρV₂².
Note 2: P₁ + 1/2ρV₁² = P₂ + 1/2 ρV₂².
Application: P - P_o + ρgh = 1/2ρ(V₂² - V₁²)
Velocity Formula using Application formula: V₂ = √[(2(P - P_o + ρgh))/(ρ(1 - (A₂/A₁)²))].
Speed of efflux formula: V = √2gh, where g is the acceleration due to gravity and h is the height of the liquid above the opening.

Range of Liquid Ejected From Base of Large Container

The horizontal range (R) of a liquid ejected horizontally from a hole at a depth 'h' below the surface of a large container filled to a height 'H' is given by: R = √4h(H - h).
The maximum range (R_max) is achieved when the hole is located at a depth h = H/2, resulting in R_max = H.

Time Taken to Decrease Liquid Level in Open Container

The time (t) taken for the level of liquid in an open container to decrease from an initial height (h_i) to a final height (h_f) is given by the formula: t = A√[2(h_i - h_f)/g], where A is the cross-sectional area of the opening.

Venturimeter

A venturimeter is a device used to measure the rate of flow of a fluid.
The formula for the rate of flow (Q) through a venturimeter is given by: Rate of flow = A₁A₂√[2ρg_h/(ρ(A₂² - A₁²))], where A₁ and A₂ are the cross-sectional areas at the narrow and wide points of the venturimeter, ρ is the density of the fluid, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height difference in the manometer.

Buoyancy Force

The buoyancy force (F_B) acting on a submerged object is calculated using the formula: F_B = ½ρAg, where ρ is the density of the fluid, A is the area of the object, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

Important Formulas for JEE

Hydrostatic Pressure: P = P_o + ρgh
Buoyancy Force: F_B = ρ_c(V_i)g

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