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If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm", the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be

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Mahmood Hasan
Mahmood Hasan 3 years ago
The oil depth should be 5 m, not 50 m.
Sarveshwer Chandra
Sarveshwer Chandra 6 years ago
D. 6 meters of water Column
HARENDRA KUMAR
HARENDRA KUMAR 6 years ago
In Question 50m below is wrongly print or accoding to 50m Answer is 42 m of water column
or in place of 50m to 5m answer is 6m
Explanation
Psurface of oil column+row(oil)*g*h(below the oil surface)=row(water)*g*H(water column Lenth)
.2*10000*9.81+800*9.81*5=1000*9.81*H
H=6m
Dhananjay PAteL
Dhananjay PAteL 8 years ago
60meter
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