
and represent area of cross-section of bottom and top of tank which is completely filled with water.
If and and volume is litre. The force exerted by the water on the bottom.



Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids

A uniformly tapering vessel shown in figure is filled with a liquid of density . The force that acts on the base of the vessel due to the liquid is (Take )


A cubical block having side length is floating at the interface of water and oil as shown. Density of oil is and length of the cube is inside the water then the mass of the block will be

A slender homogeneous rod of length floats partly immersed in water being supported by a string fastened to one of its end. The specific gravity of the rod is . The length of rod that extends out of water is

If the container is accelerating along a direction as shown in figure. Find the angle made by liquid surface as shown.

Liquid filled in the container has density . If the container is moving horizontally with acceleration then pressure difference between two points and , which are at the same level with separation between them , will be

When at rest, a liquid stands at the same level in the tube shown in figure. But as indicated a height difference occurs when the system is given an acceleration a towards the right. Then is equal to

