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Why is force exerted by static fluids always perpendicular

Chapter 11, Problem 11

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Why is force exerted by static fluids always perpendicular to a surface?

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Why is force exerted by static fluids always perpendicular to a surface?

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The force exerted by the fluids which are at rest is always perpendicular (vertical) to the surface. Consider a molecule which is inside the fluid and surrounded by the neighboring molecules in all the directions. The net force acting on the molecule B is zero since all the other molecules attract equally.

 

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