Question

Explain the term hydrostatic paradox.

Answer 1

hydrostatic-paradox. Noun. (uncountable) The proposition in hydrostatics that any quantity of water, however small, may be made to counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.:-)



The hydrostatic paradox states the fact that in different shaped containers, with the same base area, which are ... In this paper, a simple explanation of the hydrostatic paradox, specifically designed

Answer 2

Answer:

Hydrostatic paradox: The normal force exerted by a liquid at rest on the bottom of the containing vessel is independent of the amount of liquid or the shape of the container, but depends only on the area of the base and its depth from the liquid surface. Consider several vessels of the same base area A liquid is poured into them to the same level, so that the pressure is the same at the bottom of each vessel. Then it must follow that the normal force on the base of each vessel is also the same. However, when placed on a scale balance they are found to have different weights. Herein lies the paradox.