Suppose water is raised by capillary action to a height of 5.35 cm in a glass tube. Refer to the angle values given in the table to answer the questions. Enter a positive number for height if the water is raised above the surrounding water level and a negative number if it is pushed below. What height will water reach in a paraffin tube of the same radius? paraffin tube: cm What height will water reach in a silver tube of the same radius? silver tube: cm
| Interface | contact angle |
| water/glass |
0 degrees |
| water/paraffin |
107 degrees |
| water/silver |
90 degrees |
Suppose water is raised by capillary action to a height of 5.35 cm in a glass...
Interface Contact angle water/glass 0° water/paraffin 107° water/silver 90° Suppose water is raised by capillary action to a height of 8.95 cm in a glass tube. Refer to the angle values given in the table to answer the questions. Enter a positive number for height if the water is raised above the surrounding water level and a negative number if it is pushed below. What height will water reach in a paraffin tube of the same radius (cm)?
The figure shows the effect of tube radius on the height to which capillary action can raise a fluid. In this problem, assume the contact angle for water and glass is 0 degrees. The surface tension of water is .0728N/m Calculate the height, in meters, for water in a glass tube with a diameter of 1.7cm, a rather wide tube like the one on the left. What is the radius, in meters, of the glass tube on the right if...
A device for sampling water in lakes and streams consists of a 2.25 cm diameter cylindrical tube that is 3 cm in length. The disks are placed in a wan technician to insert the sampling disk into the water. The tubes are then sealed in a container and taken back to the lab where the water is removed from the tube and analyzed. The tube is made of glass and contains 200 cylindrical pores 1 mm in diameter that run...
4. 5 points A device for sampling water in lakes and streams consists of a 2.25 cm diameter cylindrical tube that is 3 cm in length. The disks are placed in a wand that allows the technician to insert the sampling disk into the water. The tubes are then sealed in a container and taken back to the lab where the water is removed from the tube and analyzed. The tube is made of glass and contains 200 cylindrical pores...
0.30 m LEARN MORE QUESTION Based on the result of this calculation, is capillary action likely to be the sole mechanism of water and nutrient transport in plants? Explain. (Select all that apply.) No, unrealistically narrower tubes would be needed for taller plants. No, the capillary tube in the example is already unrealistically wide and wider tubes would be needed for taller plants. No, many plants are much taller than 0.3 m. Yes, because evaporation of water from the leaves...
Questiorn If the surface tension of water is 0.0728, what is the capillary rise (in meters) in a glass tube that is 1.0 mm in radius? Your answer should have two significant figures. Use Pwater 1.0for the density of water. 0 for the density of water cm Use98for the acceleration due to gravity. Assume the contact angle, θ is equal to 0 . . Provide your answer below:
1. (10 points) A water manometer is being designed to measure the pressure on a system. What minimum tube diameter (mm) is necessary to keep the capillary height change of the water less than 2 mm? Water surface tension and specific gravity are 72.8 dyne/cm and 1.0, respectively. The contact angle for the water-air-glass interface is 15º.
water interface (the surface of the lake), it is partly
reflected back into the air and partly refracted
or transmitted into the water. This explains why on the surface of
a lake sometimes you see the reflection of the surrounding
landscape and other times the underwater vegetation.
These effects on light propagation occur because light travels at
different speeds depending on the medium. The index of refraction
of a material, denoted by n, gives an indication of the speed of...
Physics I52 Due: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Roster No.: Score: Paper Homework #10 For multiple-choice questions, circle the letter of the one best answer (unless more than one answer is asked for). Show your work on free-response questions. Be sure to use proper units and significant figures in your final answers. Organization and neatness count, too. Do NOT use red ink- please reserve that color for grading. 1. You do NOT need to show your work for this question. Be...
10. Write a one-page summary of the attached paper? INTRODUCTION Many problems can develop in activated sludge operation that adversely affect effluent quality with origins in the engineering, hydraulic and microbiological components of the process. The real "heart" of the activated sludge system is the development and maintenance of a mixed microbial culture (activated sludge) that treats wastewater and which can be managed. One definition of a wastewater treatment plant operator is a "bug farmer", one who controls the aeration...