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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 3. Matter and Thermodynamics » A. Fluids

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
    • A. Fluids
      • 10. Archimedes Principle
      • 20. Atmospheric Pressure
      • 30. Bernoulli Demos
      • 40. Cartesian Diver
      • 50. Connecting Capillaries
      • 60. Effects in a Vacuum
      • 70. Immiscible Fluids
      • 80. Isotropy of Pressure
      • 90. Non-Newtonian Fluids
      • 100. Odd Shaped Vessels
      • 110. Pascal's Vases
      • 120. Throw 'Em a Curve
      • 130. Velocity of Efflux
      • 140. Viscosity Bottles
    • B. Heat and Temperature
    • C. Matter
    • D. Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

110. Pascal's Vases

This is a demonstration that pressure depends on depth only and not on the shape of the vessel. The reservoir on the right is adjusted for the same level of fluid in each "vase", and the gauge reads the corresponding pressure.

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