Mechanical Properties of Fluids

1. Statement of the Concept A liquid in equilibrium is a liquid at rest in a container such that every…

1. Statement of the Concept When a liquid exerts a force on any surface in contact with it, that force

1. Statement of the Law Pascal’s Law states that: “The pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to

1. Concept Overview Pascal’s Law assumes that the fluid pressure is transmitted equally in all directions only when gravity’s effect

1. Statement of the Principle A hydraulic lift works on the principle of Pascal’s Law, which states that when pressure

1. Statement of the Law / Concept Overview Torricelli’s Theorem states: The speed of efflux of a liquid flowing out

Have you ever watched a cruise ship—one that weighs thousands of tons—glide effortlessly across the ocean and wondered, how does

1. Concept Overview Surface tension is the property of a liquid surface that makes it behave like a stretched elastic

1. Statement of the Concept Viscosity is the property of a fluid that opposes the relative motion between its different