A sample of iodine is easiest to ship as a powder because it is , making it easy to break into small pieces. Helium is less than the elements that make up the air we breathe, so a balloon filled with helium will float in air. Plastic is a compound of nonmetallic elements, so its properties make it a popular coating for electric wires to prevent the current from escaping.

Water is siphoned from a large tank and discharges into the atmosphere through a 50-mm diameter tube. the end of the tube is b = 2.6 m below the tank bottom which is a = 6.7 m deep, and viscous effects are negligible. determine the maximum height h over which the water can be siphoned without cavitation occurring. atmospheric pressure is 101.4 kpa, and the water vapor pressure is 1.79 kpa (absolute). report your answer in meters to two decimal places.