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(a) State Pascal’s principle of transmission of pressure in liquids.
(b) Figure 10 shows heights two immiscible liquids X and Y in a U-tube (drawn to scale)
(i) State with a reason which of the two liquids X and Y has a higher density.
(ii) Determine the value of h.
(iii) Given that the density of liquid Y is p, write down an expression for the density d of liquid X in terms of p.
(c) (i) With the aid of a diagram, describe how a liquid may be siphoned from one container to another using a flexible tube.
(ii) State one application of the siphon.