* A truck transporting chemicals has crashed, and some dangerous liquid has spilled onto the ground and possibly entered a water well. An inspector fixes a pressure sensor to the end of a long string and lets the sensor slowly descend from the top of the well to the bottom. Using this device, he obtains the graph in Figure P13.30 that shows how the pressure P in the well changes with distance d measured from the top of the well. (a) Explain what features of the graph support the idea that there is another liquid in the well in addition to water. (b) Determine the density of the unknown liquid. Is the liquid above the water or below the water? (c) Determine the depth of the water, the depth of the unknown liquid, and the depth of the well.
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