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Chapter 26.1, Problem 1eTH
1. A U-tube filled with water is closed on one end. The tube is about one meter tall. When water is removed from the open end, the water level in the closed end does not change.
e. Us your answers above and the definition of pressure to explain why the water level on the right remains at point F for a U-tube that is 1.0 m tall.
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