Properties of Matter 4 Question 6
8. Water is filled up to a height in a beaker of radius as shown in the figure. The density of water is , the surface tension of water is and the atmospheric pressure is . Consider a vertical section of the water column through a diameter of the beaker. The force on water on one side of this section by water on the other side of this section has magnitude
(2007, 3M)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 8. (b)
Solution:
- Force from right hand side liquid on left hand side liquid.
(i) Due to surface tension force
(ii) Due to liquid pressure force