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Fluid Mechanics
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Ideal liquid
1.2 Density of a liquid $\left( \rho \right)$
1.3 Relative density of a liquid $(RD)$
1.4 Density of a mixture of two or more liquid
1.5 Density variation with temperature
1.6 Density variation with pressure
2.0 Fluid pressure
2.1 Atmospheric pressure
2.2 Pressure variation with depth
2.3 Measurement of pressure
2.4 Pressure difference in accelerating fluids
3.0 Pascal's law
4.0 Buoyant force
5.0 Flow of fluids
6.0 Viscosity
7.0 Stoke's law
8.0 Intermolecular forces
9.0 Angle of contact
2.1 Atmospheric pressure
1.2 Density of a liquid $\left( \rho \right)$
1.3 Relative density of a liquid $(RD)$
1.4 Density of a mixture of two or more liquid
1.5 Density variation with temperature
1.6 Density variation with pressure
2.2 Pressure variation with depth
2.3 Measurement of pressure
2.4 Pressure difference in accelerating fluids
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere is known as atmospheric pressure.
At S.T.P. value of atmospheric pressure is $1.013 \times {10^5}\;N/{m^2}$.