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Chapter 11: Q54PE (page 398)
What is the pressure inside an alveolus having a radius ofif the surface tension of the fluid-lined wall is the same as for soapy water? You may assume the pressure is the same as that created by a spherical bubble.
The pressure exerted in the bubble is obtained as: .
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Birds such as ducks, geese, and swans have greater densities than water, yet they are able to sit on its surface. Explain this ability, noting that water does not wet their feathers and that they cannot sit on soapy water.
Do fluids exert buoyant forces in a 鈥渨eightless鈥� environment, such as in the space shuttle? Explain your answer.
Scurrilous con artists have been known to represent gold-plated tungsten ingots as pure gold and sell them to the greedy at prices much below gold value but deservedly far above the cost of tungsten. With what accuracy must you be able to measure the mass of such an ingot in and out of water to tell that it is almost pure tungsten rather than pure gold?
The left side of the heart creates a pressure ofby exerting a force directly on the blood over an effective area of. What force does it exert to accomplish this?
Calculate the ratio of the heights to which water and mercury are raised by capillary action in the same glass tube.
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