a) An upright cylinder, 1.00 m tall and closed at its lower end, is fitted with

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a) An upright cylinder, 1.00 m tall and closed at its lower end, is fitted with a light piston that is free to slide (see the figure). Initially the piston is in the center. A cuplike cavity is formed by the top of the piston and the upper cylinder walls. Water is poured into the cavity until it is full. At what fraction of the total height of the cylinder will the piston be when the cavity is full? (The tolerance is 0.001). Assume that the lower portion of the cylinder contains an ideal gas at constant temperature.

b)Suppose instead of water that we use another liquid say Mercury which has a density of 13600 kg/m3. At what fraction of the total height of the cylinder will the piston be when the cavity is full? (The tolerance is 0.001).

Explanation / Answer

the first part is 0.476

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