Question

Fluids have weight, and they also exert pressure on the base and .................. of the container in which they are enclosed.

• A. Inner walls
• B. Outer walls
• C. Both sides of the container
• D. Nowhere

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Inner walls

Answer is A.

A solid exerts pressure on a surface due to its weight. Similarly fluids have weight and they also exert pressure on the base and walls of the container in which they are enclosed.
Pressure at any point in a fluid is the fluid thrust per unit area around that point.
Hence, Fluids have weight, and they also exert pressure on the base and inner walls of the container in which they are enclosed.