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On a bet, you try to remove water from a glass by blowing

Chapter 15, Problem 91GP

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Problem 91GP

On a bet, you try to remove water from a glass by blowing across the top of a vertical straw immersed in the water. What is the minimum speed you must give the air at the top of the straw to draw water upward through a height of 1.6 cm?

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QUESTION:

Problem 91GP

On a bet, you try to remove water from a glass by blowing across the top of a vertical straw immersed in the water. What is the minimum speed you must give the air at the top of the straw to draw water upward through a height of 1.6 cm?

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We want to calculate how fast you must blow the air so that the water rises in the straw at a height of 1.6 cm.When you blow across the top of the straw, the pressure decreases above the straw, causing the water to rise in the straw shown in the figure below.

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