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A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a

Q: Answer-A liquid is kept in a regular cylindrical vessel up to a certain height. If this vessel is replaced...

Pressure exerted by the fluid column depends on height h, density r and acceleration due to gravity g. P hrg i.e. independent of area of cross-section of the vessel.

certain height. If this vessel is replaced by another cylindrical vessel having half the area of cross-section of the bottom, the pressure on the bottom will

A remain unaffected

B be reduced to half the earlier pressure

C be increased to twice the earlier pressure

D be reduced to one-fourth the earlier pressure

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