7 Worksheet (AS) Density and Pressure

1 Liquid X has a density of 1400 kg m−3 and liquid Y has a density of 1600 kg m−3.
At what depth in each liquid is the pressure in liquid X equal to the pressure in liquid Y? [1]

Depth in liquid X / m Depth in liquid Y / m

A 14 16
B 15 15
C 16 14
D 18 16

2 A person of weight 820 N stands on one leg. The area of the foot in contact with the floor is
1.4 × 10−2 m2.
a Calculate the pressure exerted by the foot on the ground. [2]
b Explain what would happen to the pressure exerted on the floor if the person stands on
tiptoe on one leg. [1]
3 A bicycle of mass 35 kg is resting on its two tyres on flat ground. The pressure at the base
of each tyre is 1.5 × 105 Pa. Calculate the area of each tyre in contact with the ground.
You may assume that each tyre supports half the weight of the bicycle. [4]

4 The diagram shows a sealed container filled with air and

attached to a manometer. The liquid in the manometer has
a density of 1200 kg m−3.
Atmospheric pressure is 1.02 × 105 Pa.
a Calculate the pressure of the air inside the
sealed container. [3]
b Using the kinetic model, explain why the
pressure of the air in the container rises when
the temperature increases. [3]

5 Copper has density 8930 kg m−3 and zinc has density 7130 kg m−3. Brass is an alloy or
mixture of copper and zinc which contains 75% copper and 25% zinc by volume.
Assuming that the total volume of the alloy is the sum of the volumes of the copper
and zinc used, determine:
a the mass of copper and zinc in a sample of brass of volume 1.0 m3 [2]
b the density of brass. [2]

Total: Score: %
12