Question

Consider a tank filled with water. In which of the following cases will water come out of the tap with high pressure – tap fitted closer to the surface of water or tap fitted closer to the base of the water tank. Give reason for your answer. 
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Answer 1

Answer:

The tap fited at bottom

Explanation:

The pressure exerted by a liquid increases with increasing depth inside the liquid. ... But as we go we deeper in a liquid the pressure of liquid increases.As the depth of liquid increases the weight of liquid column pushing down from above increases and hence the pressure also increases

Answer 2

Tap water (running water, city water, town water, municipal water, sink water, etc.) is water supplied to a tap (valve). Its uses include drinking, washing, cooking, and the flushing of toilets. Indoor tap water is distributed through "indoor plumbing", which has existed since antiquity but was available to very few people until the second half of the 19th century when it began to spread in popularity

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