3. Calculate the pressure due to a column of 0.4 m of (a) water, (b) an oil of sp. gr. 0.9, and (c) mercury of sp. gm (Ans. (a) 0.3924 N/cm², (b) 0.353 N/cm², (c) 5.33 N/cm kg 13.6. Take density of water, p = 1000. 2 ind the corresponding beight ofa
3. Calculate the pressure due to a column of 0.4 m of (a) water, (b) an oil of sp. gr. 0.9, and (c) mercury of sp. gm (Ans. (a) 0.3924 N/cm², (b) 0.353 N/cm², (c) 5.33 N/cm kg 13.6. Take density of water, p = 1000. 2 ind the corresponding beight ofa
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(Ans. (a) 0.3924 N/cm², (b) 0.353 N/cm², (c) 5.33 N/em?_
kg
13.6. Take density of water, p = 1000.
4. The pressure intensity at a point in a fduid is given 4.9 N/cm". Find the corresponding height of fluid wh
** is : (a) water, and (b) an oil of sp. gr. 0.8.
5. An oil of sp. gr. 0.8 is contained in a vessel. At a point the height of oil is 20 m. Find the correspondi
height of water at that point.
m"
[Ans. (a) 5 m of water, (b) 6.25 m of
[Ans. 16 m
oil of en r 08 for a denth
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