Gases: Pressure
Problems
Problem : Blaise decides to build a barometer. He can't find any mercury in his workshop and decides to use water instead. Assume that the density of water is 1.00×103 kg/m3 . If the atmospheric pressure is 7.60×102 torr, how tall must his barometer be in order to obtain an accurate reading?
Problem :
In a fit of inspiration and hot air, you have blown the world's largest balloon. Your two cousins, Bongo the 300 lb. gorilla and Jeeves the 70 lb. weakling, both want to climb to the top of your balloon. When Bongo goes, he goes in style. He wants to lay down on his 1 m by 5 m air bed at the summit. Jeeves proposes to bounce on the top of the balloon on his pogo stick, whose head has an area of 0.001 m2 . Assume that the masses of the bed and pogo stick are negligible, and that their occupants' weights are evenly distributed upon them.
You know that your balloon can sustain 200 more kPa of pressure on its surface before it pops. Assuming both can make it to the top without damaging the balloon (or themselves), which cousin(s) should you allow to climb?
Problem :
After an interdimensional mishap, Blaise finds himself on a strange planet with
nothing but an empty barometer and a jar of alien liquid. After working with
barometers for many years, Blaise has developed a keen sense of pressure. He
reckons that the atmospheric pressure is 1.4 atmospheres. The label on
the jar claims that the density of the liquid is
1.0×105
. He pours the liquid into his barometer, and
finds that the atmosphere supports a column 0.072 m tall. What is the
gravitational acceleration
g
on this planet?
=
= 10.3 m
= 270
= g





