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Two vessels A and B of different shapes have the same base area and are filled with water up to the same height h (see figure). The force exerted by water on the base is FA for vessel A and FB for vessel B. The respective weights of the water filled in vessels are WA and Wa. Then
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FA>FB;WA>WB
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FA=FB;WA>WB
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FA=FB;WA<WB
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FA>FB;WA=WB
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Solution

The correct option is B FA=FB;WA>WB
Answer is B.
Since h is the same for both vessels, pressure =hρg is the same. Now, force = pressure * base area. Since the base area is the same, the force exerted by water on the base is the same for both vessels. Thus, FA=FB.
The liquid exerts pressure, and hence force, not only on the base but also on the sides of the vessel. This force is normal to the sides of the vessel. For vessel B, this force has no component in the downward direction. But for the vessel A, this force has a non-zero component vertically downwards. Hence vessel A gives a higher reading than vessel B when they are weighed on a weighing scale. Thus, WA>WB.
Hence, the correction option is B.

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