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F1-06: WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL

PURPOSE: To show that pressure is dependent only on depth, not the shape of the container.

DESCRIPTION: The water level in the four different tubes is the same even though the volumes and shapes of the tubes are very different.

SUGGESTIONS:

REFERENCES: (PIRA 2B20.40)

EQUIPMENT: Equilibrium tubes, blue water.

SETUP TIME: None.


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