Density of Water: Is It the Same Everywhere?

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The density of water is not uniform across a disk of water, particularly in scenarios involving external factors such as gravity and gas presence. In the first case, where the disk is on Earth, the gravitational force affects density distribution, leading to variations. In the second case, a disk in space with a diameter of 10,000 km experiences negligible compressibility effects, but the presence of gas still results in density discrepancies. Therefore, under precise conditions, the density of water cannot be considered exactly the same everywhere.

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I would like to know if density is exactly the same everywhere in a disk full of water except at one part where there is gas. All are fixed: disk of water, and container of gas. I don't want the value of density just to know if density is exactly the same everywhere in disk of water. 2 cases:

a/ disk is put on Earth, gravity is perpendiculary to the screen, diameter of disk is 10 km (theoretical study and I suppose gravity from Earth perfect)

b/ disk is in space, it's size is 10000 km of diameter (all is fixed by external theoretical system)
 

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Gravitation & compressibility make it quite unlikely, although it depends how exact is your "exactly", as water compressibility is quite low.
 
exactly is exactly the same value, precision at 1e-3000 if necessary
 
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Then the answer is "no".
 
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