Question

In the houses far away from the municipal water tanks often people find it difficult to get water on the top floor. This happens because

Answer 1

Pressure

1. Pressure is defined as the force applied per unit area.
2. The derived unit of pressure is $N/m^2$ and the SI unit is Pascal or $Pa$.
3. According to Pascal's law, the pressure inside a fluid is distributed throughout the entire volume of the fluid.
4. Therefore, the pressure imparted at one point in a fluid must be equal to the pressure experienced by another part of the fluid.

Pressure Lost

1. In the case of the houses that are located far away from the municipal water tanks, the water column is required to travel a great distance in order to reach the houses.
2. During the movement of water through the pipes, it experiences a frictional force between the outermost surfaces of the fluid and the pipes.
3. Therefore, pressure is lost in order to overcome this frictional force.
4. This loss of pressure is experienced by the pressure present in the water nearer to these houses according to Pascal's law.
5. Hence, the water does not have enough pressure to reach the top floor.