Three Vessels
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
The three vessels shown below have the same base area. Equal volumes of water are poured in the three vessels.
The force on the base will be:
Equal in all the Vessels
Maximum in the Blue Vessel
Maximum in the Green Vessel
Maximum in the Red Vessel
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1 solution
Since the volume of water is equal, the green vessel will have the deepest height of water measured from the base. So the force is maximum among the three vessels.