Fourth year of secondary education
Pressure (I)
E. Vallo - J.Villasuso
 Pressure
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Communicating vessels 1 / 3

Two or more vessels joined at the base are called communicating vessels.

Suppose we have a U-shaped tube like the one in the visual (communicating vessels), in which there is a liquid which reaches different levels in each branch. Do you think that it could stay that way? Try to think of an answer and write the justification in your notebook. Compare it with our explanation.


The height of the liquid in the two branches of a U-shaped tube must be the same, independently of the shape of each one of the tubes.

 

 

 

What is pressure? How does it work?
Units
Hydrostatic pressure
Mathematical expression
The pressure increases the deeper you go in liquids
Which goes the furthest?
A little goes a long way!
Communicating vessels
Syphons
Pascal's Law
The Law
The hydraulic press
Hydraulic brakes: drum brakes
Manometers
Problems
Evaluation