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Lecture Demonstrations

Fluids
   

F08: Pascal's Vials - Pressure in a Liquid

 

Purpose: To show that the level of a liquid surface is independent of the shape of the container.

Description:

 

Interconnected tubes of various shapes and sizes, colored water.

Pour the liquid into one of the tubes and show that the liquid level becomes the same in all tubes, independent of the shape of the tube. The current version of this demonstration is small. A close-up camera would make it more visible to a large class.

Equipment List: Storage Location: CHEMP 130A

 

Pascal's Vials C4.2
  Colored Liquid C4.2

References:

Manual: None   Setup Notes: F08 PIRA #:
Manufacturer(s): Sargent-Welch Other school's Demonstration web pages

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