3.

1 PRESSURE IN LIQUIDS
Experiment 1: Water pressure and depth
Inference : is depend by ..
Hypothesis: The greater the , the greater
the.
Aim of the experiment: To find the relationship between the pressure in a liquid
according to its depth
Variables:
Manipulated: Depth of liquid
Responding: Pressure in liquid
Constant: Density of liquid
Apparatus and Materials: Measuring cylinder, thistle funnel, rubber tube,
manometer, metre rule

Diagram (a)

Diagram

9(b
Procedure:
1. Apparatus is set up as shown in the diagram.
2. The measuring cylinder is completely filled with water.
3. The thistle funnel is lowered into the water to a depth of 5.0 cm. The manometer
reading is
measured. The difference in the liquid heights in the manometer represent the
pressure reading.
4. Step 3 is repeated with values of depth 10.0 cm, 15.0 cm, 20.0 cm and 25.0 cm.
Results :
Depth , d / cm

Reading of manometer ,

h /cm
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0

Analysis: A graph of pressure against depth is drawn.

Conclusion: It is observed that the manometer reading increases as the depth of the
thistle funnel increases. This shows that the pressure increases with the depth of
the liquid.