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Download Solution PDF_______ pressure is measured at any point in a fluid which is non - moving.
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- Hydrostatic pressure can be described as the pressure exerted by a fluid at rest due to the force of gravity.
- The hydrostatic pressure is proportional to the depth of the fluid measured from its surface.
- On a given horizontal plane, the hydrostatic pressure is the same at all points.
Hydrostatic Pressure in Fluids
- All states of matter exert pressure, and in fluids (liquids and gases), the exerted pressure is equal on all sides of the container.
- The pressure that is exerted by a fluid per unit area of the contact surface is called hydrostatic pressure.
- Hydrostatic pressure can be otherwise described as the pressure exerted by a fluid at rest due to the force of gravity.
- Hydrostatic pressure is the internal pressure exerted by a non-moving fluid on itself. At any point in time, a fluid at equilibrium exerts hydrostatic pressure.
- Hydrostatic pressure is a scalar quantity that remains constant regardless of the direction.
- The unit of measurement of a hydrostatic system is Pascal in the International system and pounds per square inch (psi) in the English system.
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