1. Physics 1
Salah El-
Sheikh

2. Section 1
How a Straw Work

4. Section 2
Pressure
Pressure is defined as force per unit area. It is usually more
convenient to use pressure rather than force to describe
the influences upon fluid behavior.
The standard unit for pressure is the Pascal, which is a
Newton per square meter.
For an object sitting on a surface, the force pressing on the
surface is the weight of the object, but in different
orientations it might have a different area in contact with
the surface and therefore exert a different pressure

6. 1 atm = 101,325 Pa (by definition)
= 760 torr (by definition)
= 763.43… mm Hg (approximately)
= 1.03… kg/cm2 (approximately)
= 10.3… tonnes/m2 (approximately)
= 14.7… psi (approximately)
= 1.06… tons/ft2 (approximately)
The atmospheric pressure…
the pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere, which at
sea level has a mean value of 101,325 pascal
The atmosphere as a unit.
⎡
⎣
Pa =
N
=
kg m/s2
=
kg ⎤
⎦m2 m2 m s2
The unit of pressure is the (pascal)

7. Pressure= p x g x h
p = force/A .
Force =m x g
M=p x v
V= A x h
Force= p x a x h x g
Pressure= p x a x h x g / a
Pressure= p x g x h
• P = final Pressure
p = density of liquid
g = acceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s^2 9.8
m/sec² at the earth's surface)
h = height of the liquid
•

9. depends only upon the depth of the fluid, the
density of the fluid, and the acceleration of
gravity.

10. How to convert to Pascal ??
• Bar * 10^5 = Pascal
KPa * 10^3 = Pascal
M.Hg * P * g = Pascal
cm.Hg *10^-2 * p * g = Pascal
mm.Hg *10^-3 * p * g = Pascal

11. Practice Problems
• 1. Calculate the pressure produced by a force of 800 N acting
on an area of 2.0 m2.
2. A swimming pool of width 9.0 m and length 24.0 m is filled
with water to a depth of 3.0 m. Calculate pressure on the
bottom of the pool due to the water.(density of water 1000
kg/m^3)

12. Answers.
• 1. F = P A
• F = (300 * 0.5 )
• F = 150 N
2. ∆ P = P h g
• ∆ P = (1000 kg / m^3) (3.0 m) (9.8 m / s2)
• ∆ P = 29400 kg m^2 / m^3 /s^2
∆ P = 29400 pa

13. In 1643, Evangelista Torricelli
invented the barometer

14. • The mercury in the tube pushes
down with its weight.
• The bottom of the tube is open
to the atmosphere.
• The air pushes on the open
surface of the mercury.
• On an average day, the pressure
of the air equals the pressure
exerted by a column of mercury
760 mm high.
• Above 760 mm, there is a
vacuum in the tube.
Weight of
mercury
Barometer

15. Manometer
• A manometer is comprised
of a bulb containing a gas
and a U-shaped tube.
• The U-shaped tube is
partially filled with mercury.
The weight of the mercury
puts pressure on the gas.
• If the U-tube is OPEN
there is also air pressure
acting on the gas.
• The gas molecules put
pressure on the mercury.
PHg

16. Closed Manometers
• There is a balance
between the weight of the
mercury on the left (PHg)
and the pressure of the
gas on the right (Pgas).
• The difference between
the heights of the
mercury on each side of
the tube is a measure of
the pressure of the gas.
Pgas = h
vacuum
PHg

17. Open Manometers
• When gas pressure is greater
than atmospheric pressure, the
mercury is pushed toward the
open end.
• The balance is between the gas
on the right, and the air plus
mercury on the left.
Pair + PHg = Pgas
• The weight of the mercury is
measured as the height
difference:
PHg = h
So Pgas = Pair + h
Pair
PHg

18. Open Manometers
• When gas pressure is less than
atmospheric pressure, the
mercury is pushed toward the
gas reservoir.
• The balance is between the air
on the left and the gas plus
mercury on the right:
Pair = Pgas + PHg
• The weight of the mercury is
measured as the height
difference:
PHg = h
So Pair = Pgas + h
Or Pgas = Pair- h
PHg
Pair

19. Sample Problems
PAIR = 765 mm
h = 27 mm
h = 13 mm
PAIR = 753 mm
h =
20 mm
Pair = 790 mm
Find the pressure of the gas in each manometer.
Pay attention to whether the manometer is open or closed!
1. 2. 3.

20. Answers
1. Pgas+ h = Pair
Pgas= 790 mm - 20 mm = 770 mm Hg
2. Pgas = vacuum + 13 mm = 13 mm Hg
3. Pgas = Pair + h
Pgas = 765 + 27 = 792 mm Hg

21. 10. Atmospheric pressure at sea level is greater than on
top of mountains. This is because:
A )there is more air in a given area at sea level
B )there is less at sea level due to sea breezes
C) water evaporates to a vapor increasing the density of
the air at sea level.
• 8. Ships are made from iron. The reason why they
do not sink is because:
A) iron has a density less than water
B) they have a large surface area of the hull
C) they are filled with air

22. 15. A person whose mass is 50 kg (weight about 500 N)
has a surface area on one foot of 0.01 square meters.
What pressure does the person exert on the ground if
standing on both legs?
A )50 000 newtons per square meter
B )25 000 newtons per square meter
C )5 newtons per square centimeter

23. Latent Heat
When a solid melts or a liquid boils, energy
must be added but the temperature
remains constant! (This can be explained
by considering that it takes energy to break
the bonds holding the material together.)
The amount of energy it takes to melt or boil
a certain amount of material is called a
latent heat.

24. Latent Heat
For water, the latent heat of fusion (heat
needed to melt ice to water) is 3.34x10^5.
For water, the latent heat of vaporization
(heat needed to boil water) is 2.25x10^6

25. Copyright 1999, PRENTICE
HALL
Chapter 11 25
Phase Changes
Heating Curves

26. 3. How much heat does a refrigerator need to remove from 1.5 kg of water
at 20.0 C to make ice at 0 C?

28. PH 0101 UNIT 4 LECTURE 9 28
CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER
When we heat a gas keeping the volume constant, its
pressure increases and when we cool the gas its pressure
decreases.
The relationship between pressure and temperature at
constant volume is given by the law of pressure.
According to this law, the pressure of a gas changes by
of its original pressure at 0oC for each degree
centigrade (or Celsius) rise in temperature at constant
volume.
273
1

29. PH 0101 UNIT 4 LECTURE 9 29
CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER
If Po is the pressure of a given volume of a gas at 0oC and
Pt is the pressure of the same volume of the gas (i.e., at
constant volume) at toC, then
i.e., (or) (1)
Where is constant and is known as coefficient of
increase of pressure
t
P
PP o
ot
273
)
273
1(
t
PP ot
)1( tPP vot
273
1
v

30. PH 0101 UNIT 4 LECTURE 9 30
CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER

31. PH 0101 UNIT 4 LECTURE 9 31
MERITS
Gas thermometers are more sensitive when compared to
other thermometers.
They work uniformly and regularly over a wide range of
temperature.
They can be used to measure low and high temperatures
and have a wide range of operation. (–200oC to 1600oC)
Since the expansion of glass is negligible when
compared to the expansion of the gas the error due to
expansion of glass is negligible.

32. PH 0101 UNIT 4 LECTURE 9 32
DEMERITS
It takes time to measure the temperature and is not a
quick thermometer.
These thermometers can be used only in some cases
where the bodies can be brought in contact with the
bulb.
They are not easily portable.

33. Made By…..
•Salah Mohamed El-sheikh