Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

An oil tank has a base with an area of $2.5\,\text{m}^2$ and contains oil up to a depth of $1.2\,\text{m}$. The oil has a density of $800\,\text{kg m}^{-3}$. What force is acting on the base of the tank because of the oil?

  • A$960\,\text{N}$
  • B$2400\,\text{N}$
  • C$9600\,\text{N}$
  • D$24\,000\,\text{N}$

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