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The pressure exerted by a liquid increases with depth. This is known as hydrostatic pressure and is directly proportional to the density of the liquid. The pressure variation with direction is isotropic, meaning it is the same regardless of the direction taken in the liquid.
We say the liquid exerts pressure on the object.
If you were submerged in a liquid more dense than water, the pressure would be correspondingly greater. The pressure due to a liquid is precisely equal to the product of weight density and depth. liquid pressure = weight density x depth. also the pressure a liquid exerts against the sides and bottom of a container depends on the density and the depth of the liquid.
Simple idea: All objects are made of atoms and/or molecules. The molecules in a liquid move at random directions. some of them move vertically, and some horizontally. Most of them, however, move in a combination of the two. To make the answer more simple, the horizontal components of the motion of the molecules collide with a lateral direction with the object (submarine, diver, container wall, etc). The collision between the molecule and the object exerts a lateral force, which acts on an area. Hence lateral pressure is applied.
The principle of buoyancy relates to the upward pressure that a liquid or gas substance exerts on objects surrounding it. When balloons are filled with gas that exerts less downward force (due to mass and gravity), they will float.
Any liquid exerts equal pressure in all directions.
The pressure exerted by a liquid increases with depth. This is known as hydrostatic pressure and is directly proportional to the density of the liquid. The pressure variation with direction is isotropic, meaning it is the same regardless of the direction taken in the liquid.
We say the liquid exerts pressure on the object.
because liquid exerts more pressure more at the bottom tan at the top
If you were submerged in a liquid more dense than water, the pressure would be correspondingly greater. The pressure due to a liquid is precisely equal to the product of weight density and depth. liquid pressure = weight density x depth. also the pressure a liquid exerts against the sides and bottom of a container depends on the density and the depth of the liquid.
Simple idea: All objects are made of atoms and/or molecules. The molecules in a liquid move at random directions. some of them move vertically, and some horizontally. Most of them, however, move in a combination of the two. To make the answer more simple, the horizontal components of the motion of the molecules collide with a lateral direction with the object (submarine, diver, container wall, etc). The collision between the molecule and the object exerts a lateral force, which acts on an area. Hence lateral pressure is applied.
Exactly right! As long as there's a 'net' force ... that means anything left over that'snot zero after all the forces present are added up.So let's not forget the Newton's law that says that there's an equal and oppositereaction for every action.In this particular case, the action is the force that the liquid exerts on the container,and the reaction is an equal and opposite force that the container exerts on the liquid.The two forces are equal and opposite, so they add up to zero. There's no net forcewhere they meet, so nothing accelerates.If the force of the liquid is so great that the material of the container can't providean equal, opposite reaction, then the material of the container falls apart, and theliquid accelerates all over the place.
The principle of buoyancy relates to the upward pressure that a liquid or gas substance exerts on objects surrounding it. When balloons are filled with gas that exerts less downward force (due to mass and gravity), they will float.
In a liquid or gas the pressure at any given point is the same in all directions. In a solid the pressure can vary depending on direction. So, for example, the vertical pressure can be greater or less than the horizontal pressure.
Because weight exerts pressure as it 'accumulates'. There is little weight at the top of the container, but as gravity attracts the liquid towards the bottom of the container, so the pressure is greatest there. Put some water into a balloon and see where the pressure of the water pushes on the skin of the balloon.
The pressure exerted by a solid object is in only one direction.
The pressure exerted by a solid object is in only one direction.