A 0.527 kg metal cylinder is placed inside the top of a plastic tube, the lower

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A 0.527 kg metal cylinder is placed inside the top of a plastic tube, the lower end of which is sealed off by an adjustable plunger, and comes to rest some distance above the plunger. The plastic tube has an inner radius of 7.07 mm, and is frictionless. Neither the plunger nor the metal cylinder allow any air to flow around them. If the plunger is suddenly pushed upwards, increasing the pressure between the plunger and the metal cylinder by a factor of 2.79, what is the initial acceleration of the metal cylinder? Assume the pressure outside of the tube is 1.00 atm.

Explanation / Answer

Initially the cylinder is at rest ..

so.. pressure = weight of cylinder / area + atmospleric presusre = 0.527 * 9.81 / ( pi * 0.00707^2 ) + 101325 = 134247.357 Pa

now .. after the plunger suddenly moves ..

new pressure = 2.79 * inital pressure = 2.79 *134247.357 = 374550.12603 Pa

so.. for the cylinder ...

( new pressure - atmospheric presure ) * area -   weight = mass * accleraion

( 374550.12603 - 101325 ) * ( pi * 0.00707^2 )    -   0.527 * 9.81 = 0.527 * a

so.. acceleriaon = a =71.60393 m/sec2

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