Q49 / 60 · KVPY 2011 (SA) · Physics
We sit in the room with windows open. Then
- Aair pressure on the floor of the room equals the atmospheric pressure but the air pressure on the ceiling is negligible
- Correct answerBair pressure is nearly the same on the floor, the walls and the ceiling
- Cair pressure on the floor equals the weight of the air column inside the room (from floor to ceiling) per unit area
- Dair pressure on the walls is zero since the weight of air acts downward
Solution
Pressure of gas is app. same everywhere in the vessel
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.