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JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar, Shift 1) · Pressure in a Fluid

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Q16JEE Main 2021 · 16 MAR · SHIFT 1Medium

Pressure in a Fluid

The pressure acting on a submarine is 3 ×\times 105 Pa at a certain depth. If the depth is doubled, the percentage increase in the pressure acting on the submarine would be:

(Assume that atmospheric pressure is 1 ×\times 105 Pa and density of water is 103 kg m−3{}^{-3}, g = 10 ms−2{}^{-2})

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Answer: (b)

  1. P=P0+ρghP = P_0 + \rho g h: 3×105=105+104h⇒h=20 m3\times10^5 = 10^5 + 10^4 h \Rightarrow h = 20\text{ m}.
  2. At 2h=40 m2h = 40\text{ m}: P′=105+104×40=5×105 PaP' = 10^5 + 10^4\times40 = 5\times10^5\text{ Pa}.
  3. Increase =5−33×100=2003%= \dfrac{5-3}{3}\times100 = \dfrac{200}{3}\%
  4. So the answer is (b).
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