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Question
66640 Pa pressure is exerted by 0.50 m vertical column of a liquid. If g = 9.8 Nkg−1, calculate the density of the liquid.
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Solution
Pressure + P = 66640 Pa
Vertical length of liquid column = h = 0.50 m
Acceleration due to gravity g = 9.8 ms−2
ρ = `66640/(0.50xx9.8)`
ρ = 13600 kgm−3
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