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« on: November 05, 2009, 09:21:22 pm »
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Does anyone know why we use

Pa in but
kPa in ?

Also, before using the hydrostatic pressure formula what units should we convert to? Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2009, 09:56:28 pm »
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It depends on how you define R. You can easily turn it into a situation that invovles Pa by changing R by some power of 10. (just look at the units of R basically).

I like to stick to SI, so kg/m^3 would be perfect if all other quantities are in SI.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2009, 10:12:16 pm »
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thanks kamil :)
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