The water in the plumbing in a house is at a gauge pressure of 250,000 Pa. What force does this cause on the top of the tank inside a water heater if the area of the top is 0.8 m2?

Force,

Explanation:

Given that,

The water in the plumbing in a house is at a gauge pressure of 250,000 Pa.

We need to find the force caused on the top of the tank inside a water heater if the area of the top is . Let F is the force. We know that the force acting per unit area is called pressure exerted. It is given by :

So, the force caused on the top of the tank inside a water heater is . Hence, this is the required solution.