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A block of mass 3 kg and density ρ, suspended from a spring balance is immersed in a liquid of density ρ3.  Then the balance would read weight as: 
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What is atmospheric pressure?

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Two stretched membranes of areas 1 cm2 and 2 cm2 are placed in a liquid at the same depth. The ratio of the pressure on them is 
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The figure shows two fish tank, each having ends of width 1 foot. Tank A is 3 feet long while tank B is 6 feet long. Both tanks are filled with 1 foot of water


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SA= the magnitude of the force of the water on the end of tank A  ( right vertical surface )

SB= the magnitude of the force of the water on the end of tank B  ( right vertical surface)

BA= the magnitude of the force of the water on the bottom of tank A

BB= the magnitude of the force of the water on the bottom of tank B Using the notation given above, Which one of the following sets of equations below is correct for this situation ?
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Pressure exerted by a liquid on a container (in which it is enclosed) acts on 

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Pressure is exerted by?
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Distinguish between the pressure exerted by a solid and that by a liquid.

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We do not feel uneasy even under the enormous atmospheric pressure. Give a reason.
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Atmospheric pressure increases with: 
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A uniform tapering vessel shown in figure is filled with liquid of density 900 kgm-3. The force that acts on the base of the vessel due to liquid is (take g =10 ms-2)


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The pressure of a liquid at the same horizontal plane at all points is _____ (equal/ different).
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A cylindrical vessel is filled with equal amounts of weight of mercury on water. The overall height of the two layers is 29.2 cm, specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Then the pressure of the liquid at the bottom of the vessel is
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The pressure exerted by the air is known as?
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Pressure at a point inside a liquid does not depend on
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Derive mathematically that pressure exerted by a liquid at a point inside it is hdg.
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When we press the bulb of a dropper with its nozzle kept in water, air in the dropper is seen to escape in the form of bubbles. Once we release the pressure on the bulb, water gets filled in the dropper. The rise of water in the dropper is due to
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The envelope of air is known as the________.
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Cotyledons are also called-
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A beaker is filled with a liquid of density ρ up to a height h. If the beaker is at rest, then the mean pressure on the walls of the beaker is:
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Name the factors on which atmospheric pressure depends. Explain how does atmospheric pressure changes when we go to the mountains.