Question

Two chambers are filled with a fluid. The ceiling of chamber 1 is at the same level as the floor of chamber 2. The pressure at the floor of chamber 2 is 1.7 × 105 Pa. If the area of the ceiling of chamber 1 is 2.0 m2, what is the magnitude F of the force exerted by the fluid on the ceiling of chamber 1?

Answer 1

Answer on Question#37626 – Physics - Other

Two chambers are filled with a fluid. The ceiling of chamber 1 is at the same level as the floor of chamber 2. The pressure at the floor of chamber 2 is $1.7 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~Pa}$. If the area of the ceiling of chamber 1 is $2.0 \mathrm{~m}^{2}$, what is the magnitude F of the force exerted by the fluid on the ceiling of chamber 1?

Solution:

$$\begin{array}{l} \text{pressure} = \frac{\text{force}}{\text{area}} \Rightarrow \text{force} = \text{pressure} \times \text{area} = 1.7 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~Pa} \cdot 2 \mathrm{~m}^{2} \\ = 340 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{~N} = 340 \mathrm{~kN} \end{array}$$

Answer:

magnitude of the force exerted by the fluid on the ceiling of chamber 1 is equal to $340\mathrm{kN}$