Pressure in a Liquid: Consider a brick that is totally immersed in water, with the long edge of the brick vertical. The pressure on the brick is
A. the same on all surfaces of the brick.
B. greatest on the face with largest area.
C. greatest on the top of the brick.
D. greatest on the sides of the brick.
E. greatest on the bottom of the brick.
Answer: E
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