PIRA 2B20.40 - Static Pressure: Pascal's Vases

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Photo Shows the Apparatus Used at U.T. Austin

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Instructions / Notes:

• The liquid pressure is the same for any given depth below the surface, regardless of the shape of the containing vessel.

• Pressure = weight density * depth (+ air pressure at the top)

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Demo Staff:

• Provide a beaker of colored water for the professor.

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