CAIE A-Level Physics AS 4.3.2 Pressure Questions
Calculate pressure as force per unit area and apply this relation to solids and fluids.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Physics 9702
- Level
- AS
Exam points
- Calculate pressure as force per unit area and apply this relation to solids and fluids.
CAIE A-Level Physics AS 4.3.2 Pressure Questions question 1
A beaker in air contains a liquid. The base of the beaker is in contact with the liquid and has area A, as shown in Fig. 4.1.
Fig. 4.1
The liquid has density and fills the beaker to a depth h.
Suggest why the equation in (a) does not give the total pressure on the base of the beaker.
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