Pressure in Fluids - Fridge Physics

Fluid pressure is exerted on the surface of an object in a liquid. This pressure causes upthrust . An object placed in a liquid will begin to sink. As it sinks, the liquid pressure on it increases and so the upthrust increases.

Demo

In this tutorial you will learn how to calculate the pressure on an object in a fluid at a known depth.

The equation is written like this:

$P = { \text h \; \text x \; \text p \; \text x \; \text g}$

Chilled practice question

Calculate the pressure 180 m below the surface of sea water. The density of sea water is 1025 Kg/m3. Use Gravity as 9.8 N/kg.

Frozen practice question

Calculate the density of a liquid if the pressure exerted is 5880 Pa at a depth of 75 cm, take the Gravitational field strength of the Earth to be 9.8 N/Kg.

Science in context

Fluid pressure is exerted on the surface of an object in a liquid. This pressure causes upthrust. An object placed in a liquid will begin to sink. As it sinks, the liquid pressure on it increases and so the upthrust increases.

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