Question

(a) Find the pressure on the bottom of a cylindrical vessel of diameter 0.28

metre containing 30.8 litre of mercury. (b) Also find the thrust exerted by

the mercury column on the bottom of the vessel. [Given: specific gravity

of mercury = 13.6. Formula for calculating the volume of a right circular

cylinder (V) =

2ℎ, formula for calculating the cross sectional area of

each of the circular surfaces of the cylinder (A) =

2

; where, r = radius

of the cylinder and h = height of the cylinder. 1 litre = 1000 cm3

]​

Answer 1

Answer:

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