Question

Water in a tank exerts pressure only on it's bottom.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. A liquid exerts pressure on the base of the lake due to its weight and also exerts pressure on its surrounding walls due to collisions of liquid molecules with the walls.
2. Since the molecules of a liquid are regularly in motion, they strike (collide) continuously with the walls of the lake.
3. With every collision, these molecules exert a thrust on the walls of the Lake, thus exerting pressure.

$Pressure=\frac{Thurst}{Area}$

Hence, the given statement is false.