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WATER IN A BATH

Consider the following analogy: A bath which has a tap to let water in and an open plug hole in the bottom of it to let water out is placed in a lake such that the bottom of the bath is say 10 cms below the level of the water.

Question 1: What can you say about the level of water in the bath:

(a)

before the tap is turned on?

(b)

after the tap is turned on?

(c)

What happens when the tap is then finally turned off?

Answer




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