First year of secondary education
Pressure (I)
E. Vallo - J.Villasuso
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6.- In the right branch of a U-shaped tube there is a liquid which is 1.4 times denser than the one in the left branch. If in the left branch the height of the liquid is 15 cm, what would be the height of the liquid in the right branch?

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1,07 m

 

 

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