Water is filled in a flask up to a height of 20 cm. The bottom of the flask is circular with radius 10 cm. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.01 × 10⁵…

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Water is filled in a flask up to a height of 20 cm. The bottom of the flask is circular with radius 10 cm. If the atmospheric pressure is 1.01 × 10⁵ Pa, find the force exerted by the water on the bottom. [Take g = 10 ms⁻² and density of water = 1000 kgm⁻³.]

  1. 3234 N ✓
  2. 4246 N
  3. 2285 N
  4. 4860 N

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