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Pressure above atmospheric at a given depth is called:
AVapour pressure
BPartial pressure
CGauge pressure
DTotal pressure
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Gauge pressure
1. The reading excludes the atmosphere pressing from above.
2. Only the excess due to depth is counted.
3. That excess is the gauge pressure.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Mechanical Properties of Fluids._
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