Is the water pressure equal in a sealed column at the top and bottom?

[karalius]

Is the water pressure equal in a sealed column at the top and bottom?

If I created 1 bar of pressure would this also be equal at the top and bottom?

 

[Svein]

The weight of the water...

 

[Chestermiller]

Is the water pressure equal in a sealed column at the top and bottom?

If I created 1 bar of pressure would this also be equal at the top and bottom?

No. The pressure on the top would be lower than the pressure on the bottom. So the pressure is not 1 bar throughout the column. If the pressure at the center of the column is 1 bar, then the pressure at the top is less than 1 bar, and the pressure at the bottom is greater than 1 bar.

Chet

 

[karalius]

No. The pressure on the top would be lower than the pressure on the bottom. So the pressure is not 1 bar throughout the column. If the pressure at the center of the column is 1 bar, then the pressure at the top is less than 1 bar, and the pressure at the bottom is greater than 1 bar.

Chet

Thank you, is there a calculation I can use to work out the difference?

 

[Chestermiller]

Thank you, is there a calculation I can use to work out the difference?

Have you learned about hydrostatics in your course yet?

Chet