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Question
Match the following.
| 1. | Density | hρg |
| 2. | 1 gwt | Milk |
| 3. | Pascal’s law | `"Mass"/" Volume"` |
| 4. | Pressure exerted by a fluid | Pressure |
| 5. | Lactometer | 980 dyne |
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Solution
| 1. | Density | `"Mass"/" Volume"` |
| 2. | 1 gwt | 980 dyne |
| 3. | Pascal’s law | Pressure |
| 4. | Pressure exerted by a fluid | hρg |
| 5. | Lactometer | Milk |
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