If i had multiple buckets of water connected to one tube thats being dripped through gravity, will they lose water at the same rate if they started at different water level (amount of water in the buckets) or will they lose water so that they all will have the same amount of water in them at any given time? or somethine else entirely
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If the buckets, tubes, and connections are assumed to be identical, the more full bucket will lose water faster out of the tube. The flow rate in the tube is dependent on the pressure from the water above the tube (and the pressure of the atmosphere, but since that pressure is equal between both buckets it can be disregarded): more water -> more pressure -> higher flow. Even though it has more flow at that moment, the water level will never “catch up” to the other bucket.
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