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Pressure of Liquid at Rest
Pressure of Liquid at Rest
What is Force?
What is Pressure?
Pressure is an effect
which occurs when a force is applied on a surface. Pressure is the amount of force acting on a unit area
newtons per square metre, also known as Pascal. One Pascal [Pa] is the same as one N/m
This shows that the pressure in the water (which makes the water squirt out of the bag) is acting in all directions - not just downwards!
Pressure is in all directions in a fluid Increasing the force will increase the pressure inside the cylinder.
noticed that when you dive down to the bottom of a swimming pool, your ears start to hurt? The further you dive down, the more it hurts. .
This is because the pressure in a liquid increases as you go further below the surface of the liquid
What is Hydrostatics?
Hydrostatics -
Hydrostatic formula
P = DHg
D = density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm3. (constant) g = gravity = 980 cm/s2 (constant)
cubic lump with an area of 10cm2. What pressure does it exert on the table?
Answer:
cm high.
Solution: