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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

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Question 18

Oil of density 900 kg/m3 is pumped into a storage tank. A sensor at the bottom of the tank records that the pressure due to the oil has increased by 18 000 Pa18\,000\ \text{Pa}18000 Pa. The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.

By how much has the depth of oil in the tank increased?

[1]
A

20 m20\ \text{m}20 m

B

200 m200\ \text{m}200 m

C

2.0 m2.0\ \text{m}2.0 m

D

0.50 m0.50\ \text{m}0.50 m

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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids Questions

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108 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids, covering 5.5.1 Pressure in a fluid and 5.5.2 Atmospheric pressure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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