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Volume of liquid column, V=Ah Mass of liquid column, m=pV =Ahp Weight of liquid column, W=mg =Ahpg Pressure, P = Weight of liquid column Area of the base of liquid column =W A =Ahpg A P=hpg
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Pressure in liquid
acts in all directions increases with depth is independent of the size and shape of the container.
HOLE P
HOLE Q
HOLE R
Pressure in a liquid can be measured by using a manometer. Figure below shows the manometer funnel placed at the same depths in 3 beakers, each containing water, salt solution and alcohol respectively. The pressure is the highest in salt solution and the lowest in alcohol. As salt solution has the highest density while alcohol has the lowest, we can say that pressure is dependent on the density of the liquid. The higher the density of a liquid, the higher the pressure. This is because a liquid with a higher density has a higher mass in a unit volume and thus exerts a higher pressure due to its weight.
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A boy swims at a depth of 1.5m in a swimming pool. Calculate the pressure of water experienced by the boy while swimming at that depth. [density of water = 1x106^3 kg m^-3] The density of oil is 900 kg m^-3. the pressure exerted by the oil at a height of 30 cm is? When the height of liquid x is 10 cm and the height of liquid y is 20cm, the distance of the liquid spurt for the two liquids are equal. [density of liquid x = 1.5g cm^-3] the pressure of sea water at the sea bed is 1.1x10^8 N m^2. Calculate the depth of the sea. [density of water = 1.02x10^3 kg m^-3] If the height of P from the bottom of a beaker is 8cm and the height of Q from the bottom of the same beaker is 10cm, at which point is there more pressure?