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Problem 31P

The maximum blood pressure in the upper arm of a healthy person is about 120 mmHg. If a vertical tube open to the atmosphere is connected to the vein in the arm of the person. determine how high the blood will rise in the tube. Take the density of the blood to be 1040 kg/m3.

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Problem 31P

The maximum blood pressure in the upper arm of a healthy person is about 120 mmHg. If a vertical tube open to the atmosphere is connected to the vein in the arm of the person. determine how high the blood will rise in the tube. Take the density of the blood to be 1040 kg/m3.

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The pressure due to the column of liquid of height  is given by

The height of the blood can be calculated by equating the height pressure due to the mercury and the blood column.

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