Q.

An open vessel containing liquid is moving with constant acceleration a on a levelled horizontal surface. For this situation mark out the correct statement(s).

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a

The maximum pressure is at the leftmost bottom corner.

b

Along a horizontal line within the liquid as we move from left to right the pressure decreases.

c

The pressure at all points on a line making an angle of tan−1⁡ag with horizontal would be same.

d

Along a horizontal line within the liquid as we move from left to right, the pressure remains same.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Pressure decreases in the direction of acceleration. If we take two points 1 and 2, two points in the horizontal line, than we can write p1−p2=ρal. As the inclination of liquid surface with tan⁡θ=a/g. The equipressure lines will be parallel to this line.
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An open vessel containing liquid is moving with constant acceleration a on a levelled horizontal surface. For this situation mark out the correct statement(s).