Fluid Mechanics Surface Tension Viscosity Ques 37

Question: A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will

Options:

A) remain unaffected

B) be reduced to half the earlier pressure

C) be increased to twice the earlier pressure

D) be reduced to one-fourth the earlier pressure

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A