Fluid Statics

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🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This MCAT Basics episode covers fluid statics (fluids standing still). It begins with different fluid properties, including surface tension, vapor pressure, adsorption and absorption, adhesion and cohesion, and Henry's law. Next, it discusses several important fluid statics concepts: static fluid pressure, Pascal's law, gauge pressure vs absolute pressure, osmotic pressure, and buoyancy.

For information on fluid dynamics (moving fluids), skip to the 43:00 mark in the cardiovascular system + fluids podcast.

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[00:00] Introduction

[02:18] Properties of fluids

[07:10] Surface Tension

[11:54] Difference between adsorption and absorption

[14:09] Vapor Pressure

[19:07] Henry’s Law

[20:35] Static Fluid Pressure

[25:10] Pascal’s Law

[29:23] The difference between gauge pressure and absolute pressure.

[31:24] Osmotic Pressure

[44:35] Buoyancy

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0:00.0	Welcome to MCAT Basics, your ultimate guide to the essential topics you need to master for the MCAT.
0:06.0	Brought to you by the physicians at Med School Coach.
0:09.0	Every week, Sam Smith breaks down high-yield MCAT topics, ensuring you're primed for success on test day.
0:15.0	Join Sam as we explore the most crucial subjects outlined by the AAMC pulled from official practice materials and third-party
0:22.2	resources. Get ready to elevate your MCAT game with topics tailored to maximize your score potential.
0:29.9	Hello, I'm Sam Smith. This podcast is going to talk more about fluids at rest or statics. And it's broken down into two main sections. So first,
0:40.8	I'm going to talk about some of the different properties of fluids. That's going to be things like
0:45.0	surface tension, the difference between adsorption and absorption, vapor pressure, and then I'll
0:50.9	talk about Henry's Law. And then I'll dive more into these fluid statics concepts.
0:56.4	I'll talk about osmotic pressure.
0:58.4	I'll talk about static fluid pressure.
1:01.1	I'll talk about Pascal's Law.
1:02.7	And then lastly, I'll talk about buoyancy.
1:05.2	And this material is going to show up on one of the four MCAT sections.
1:09.4	That's going to be the FIS Chem section.
1:12.7	And hopefully you find this podcast useful.
1:15.0	Fluids is a topic that's definitely important for the MCAT.
1:17.7	And in my opinion, one of the harder physics topics on the MCAT.
1:23.1	So I hope this helps.
1:30.3	All right. So as I said this helps. All right.
1:30.9	So as I said in the intro, I'm not really going to talk about moving fluids or fluid dynamics in this podcast.
1:37.1	If you want to go listen to that, go skip through about halfway through the cardiovascular system fluids podcast.
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