NEET-XII-Physics

13: Fluid Mechanics

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    The pressure in a liquid at two points in the same horizontal plane are equal. Consider an elevator accelerating upward and a car accelerating on a horizontal road. The above statement is correct in
    (a) the car only
    (b) the elevator only
    (c) both of them
    (d) neither of them
    digAnsr:   b
    Ans : (b) the elevator only
    The two points in the same horizontal line will not have equal pressure if the liquid is accelerated horizontally. There should be vertical acceleration.
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