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This document contains 28 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of fluid mechanics concepts. The questions are divided into 9 situations related to topics like weight, density, specific gravity, viscosity, and acceleration due to gravity. Learners are asked to calculate values like weight, density, specific volume, and acceleration given information about mass, volume, gravity, or material properties.

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Problem Set 1

This document contains 28 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of fluid mechanics concepts. The questions are divided into 9 situations related to topics like weight, density, specific gravity, viscosity, and acceleration due to gravity. Learners are asked to calculate values like weight, density, specific volume, and acceleration given information about mass, volume, gravity, or material properties.

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Fluid Mechanics

PROBLEM SET-1
Instruction: Do as required. Present in writing the full details of your answer or
solutions. The grades you earn for each item will be based on correctness,
completeness and clarity of presentation.

SITUATION 1 (1-3): Carbon tetrachloride with a mass of 550 kg is placed in container


with 0.415 m3 in volume.

1. Find its weight.


a. 5.396 KN c. 6.233 KN
b. 4.887 KN d. 7.567 KN
2. Find the unit weight.
a. 10 KN/m3 c. 13 KN/m3
b. 12 KN/m3 d. 11 KN/m3
3. Find the specific Gravity.
a. 1.455 c. 1.334
b. 1.325 d. 1.667

SITUATION 2 (4-6): A certain gas weighs 18 N/m3. Compute its

4. specific density.
a. 1.67 kg/m3 c. 1.55 kg/m3
b. 1.83 kg/m3 d. 1.97 kg/m3
5. specific volume.
a. 0.545 m3/kg c. 0.445 m3/kg
b. 0.667 m3/kg d. 0.334 m3/kg
6. specific gravity.
a. 0.00233 c. 0.00183
b. 0.00445 d. 0.00344

SITUATION 3 (7-9): If the specific volume of a certain gas is 0.65 m3/kg, what is its

7. specific density.
a. 1.61 kg/m3 c. 1.89 kg/m3
b. 1.54 kg/m3 d. 1.86 kg/m3
8. Specific weight.
a. 15.09 N/m3 c. 13.24 N/m3
b. 17.22 N/m3 d. 16.45 N/m3
9. Specific gravity.
a. 0.00154 c. 0.00123
b. 0.00222 d. 0.00167

SITUATION 4 (10-11): The density of oil at 20°C is 850 kg/m3.

10. Find its relative density.

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a. 0.75 c. 0.95
b. 0.65 d. 0.85
11. Find its kinematic viscosity if the dynamic viscosity is 5 x 10-3 kg/m-s.
a. 4.67 x 10-6 m2/s c. 5.67 x 10-6 m2/s
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b. 5.88 x 10 m /s d. 4.17 x 10-6 m2/s

SITUATION 5 (12-13): If an object has a mass 38 kg at sea level,

12. What will be its weight at a point where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.67 m/s 2?
a. 290.56 N c. 372.02 N
b. 372.78 N d. 367.46 N
13. What will be it’s mass at any point?
a. 37.46 kg c. 38.00 kg
b. 41.33 kg d. 40.00 kg
14. If the specific volume of a certain fluid is 0.85 m3/kg, what is its specific weight?
a. 13.22 N/m3 c. 11.54 N/m3
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b. 13.74 N/m d. 12.14 N/m3
15. Determine the specific volume of a certain gas if it’s relative density is 1.25.
a. 0.354 m3/kg c. 0.654 m3/kg
b. 0.247 m3/kg d. 0.733 m3/kg

SITUATION 6 (16-17): A body requires a force of 150 N to accelerate it at a rate of


0.20 m/s2.

16. Determine the mass of the body in kilograms.


a. 750 kg c. 650 kg
b. 850 kg d. 350 kg
17. Determine the mass of the body in slugs.
a. 55.44 slugs c. 58.33 slugs
b. 51.41 slugs d. 47.22 slugs

SITUATION 7 (18-20): A net force of 50 lb is applied to the body having a weight of


100 lb. Determine,

18. It’s weight in Newton


a. 535.4 N c. 622.2 N
b. 444.8 N d. 378.6 N
19. It’s mass in kilograms.
a. 45.34 kg c. 34.22 kg
b. 62.34 kg d. 38.78 kg
20. The rate of acceleration in meter per second per second.
a. 4.344 m/s2 c. 5.110 m/s2
b. 5.670 m/s2 d. 4.904 m/s2

SITUATION 8 (21-22): One cubic foot of glycerin has a mass of 2.55 slugs.

21. Find its specific weight in both pounds per cubic foot.

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a. 93.44 lb/ft3 c. 82.14 lb/ft3


b. 63.94 lb/ft3 d. 76.55 lb/ft3
22. Find its specific weight in both kilonewtons per cubic meter.
a. 12.91 KN/m3 c. 13.81 KN/m3
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b. 11.91 KN/m d. 14.81 KN/m3
23. The volume of rock is found to be 0.0002 m3. If the rock’s specific gravity is 2.6,
what is its weight in newton?
a. 6.09 N c. 5.09 N
b. 7.09 N d. 4.09 N

SITUATION 9 (24-26): A certain gasoline weighs 48 lb/ft3.

24. Compute its mass density.


a. 1.39 slugs/ft3 c. 1.49 slugs/ft3
b. 1.59 slugs/ft3 d. 1.69 slugs/ft3
25. Compute its specific volume.
a. 0.871 ft3/slug c. 0.771 ft3/slug
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b. 0.671 ft /slug d. 0.571 ft3/slug
26. Compute its specific gravity.
a. 0.869 c. 0.569
b. 0.769 d. 0.669
27. If the object has a mass of 5 kg at sea level, what would its mass be at a location
where the acceleration due to gravity is 9.69 m/s2.
a. 5.062 kg c. 5.00 kg
b. 48.45 kg d. 49.05 kg
28. What would be the weight of a 4-kg mass on a planet where the acceleration due to
gravity is 10.00 m/s2.
a. 40.00 N c. 30.00 N
b. 50.00 N d. 60.00 N

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