Physics contest - question 4 (Long question)

In summary: In a weightless outer space environment, the pressure of the ideal gas on the container will be the same as on Earth. This is because the pressure of a gas is caused by the collisions of gas molecules with the walls of the container, and this will remain the same regardless of the presence of gravity.
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physics contest -- question 4 (Long question)

Stationary liquid on Earth exerts pressure on any surface in contact, and the resulting net force is always perpendicular to the suface and pointing away from liquid. For example, as shown by arrows in the figure, the pressure force of water on the sidewalls of the container is horizontal, and the force on the bottom of the container is straight downwards. THe same is applicable to any object in liquid. The pressure force of water on the bottom surface of the cubic objet shown in the figure is straight upwards; the force on the top surface of the cubic object is straight downwards; and the force on the side sufaces of the cubic object is horizontal and pointing towards the cubic object. (The lenghts of the arrows have no rlevance to the strength of the forces).

a) Use the above concept, derive an expression for the pressure at any point in water interms of the depth h of hte point(the distance from the oint to the water surface in contac with air), mass density of water p, and gravity acceleration g on Earth surface. (1 point will be deducted for hint) [I asked for a hint but couldn't get the answer6)]

b) Use the result in (a), prove that the net force of water on the cubic object is equal to pVg and pointing straight upwards, where V is the volume of the cubic object.

c) If the container is placed in a weightless outer space enviroment, what is the pressure of water on the bottom of the container?

d) We now replace the wather and the cubic object with some ideal gas and seal the container. WHen it is in a weightless outer space enviroment, is the pressure of the gas on the container the same as it is on Earth? Explain your answer.

I don't know how to do part a and b.

For a, after chunks of caculations, I got 0.5pgh. I'm sure it is wrong!

c) 0, right?

d) THe same, right ?
 

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a) To derive an expression for pressure at any point in water, we can use the equation for pressure: P = F/A, where P is pressure, F is force, and A is area. In this case, we can consider a small rectangular element of water at the point of interest, with a depth of h and a width of 1. The area of this element will be h x 1 = h.

The force on this element will be the weight of the water above it, which can be calculated using the formula F = mg, where m is the mass of the water and g is the acceleration due to gravity. The mass of the water can be calculated using its density, p, and its volume, which is given by the area of the element multiplied by its depth: m = pAh.

Combining these equations, we get F = pAhg. Plugging this into the equation for pressure, we get P = F/A = (pAhg)/h = pgh. Therefore, the expression for pressure at any point in water is P = pgh.

b) To prove that the net force of water on the cubic object is equal to pVg and pointing straight upwards, we can use the concept of buoyancy. The buoyant force, which is the force that a fluid exerts on an object immersed in it, is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

In this case, the cubic object is submerged in water, so the buoyant force will be equal to the weight of the water that the object displaces. The volume of the object is given by V = lwh, where l, w, and h are the length, width, and height of the object respectively.

Using the density of water, we can calculate the mass of the water displaced by the object: m = pV = plwh. The weight of this water will be given by W = mg = plwhg.

Since the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the water displaced, we can say that the net force of water on the object is equal to the weight of the water displaced, which is plwhg. Therefore, the net force of water on the cubic object is pVg and pointing straight upwards.

c) In a weightless outer space environment, the pressure of water on the bottom of the container will be 0, since there is no gravitational force acting
 

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