The pressure exerted by a liquid of height 'h' is given by :

\frac{h}{ρ g}

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h ρ g

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\frac{h}{ρ}

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h g

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Solution

The correct option is B $h ρ g$

The pressure at point a is given as,
$P_{a} = P_{0} + S g h$
hence pressure exerted by a liquid of height is Sgh.

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