Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?

The metal piece will simply float over the mercury
Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level
The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half
Metal piece will sink to the bottom

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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. Which of the following statement is correct?

The pressure on the bottom of the wall is maximum
The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is zero, and on the bottom of the wall is maximum
The pressure on the wall at the liquid level is minimum
The pressure on the bottom of the wall is zero

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