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Depth and Thrust Variation

The principle of Archimedes states that everybody submerged in a fluid experiences a vertical

and upward thrust equal to the weight of displaced fluid.

The study of forces on a portion of fluid in equilibrium with the rest of the fluid.

The replacement of said portion of fluid by a solid body of the same shape and dimensions.

The concept of pressure is something general as long as it encounters a force acting on a surface,

but it is more useful to use it when the body in which that force is exerted is deformable (fluid).

As said fluid is inside a vessel and in equilibrium, the forces are perpendicular to each surface

portion of the vessel.

The pressure does not depend at any moment on the amount of water contained in the vessel, it

varies with the depth and density of the fluid. The calculations achieved thanks to the practice,

reinforce the relationship between pressure and depth for different fluids.

This information will also allow us to know the specific weight denoted as the weight of a

substance per unit volume.

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As the atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude, the pressure of a liquid grows

with depth.