Required help in understanding the fundamentals:
Let us consider a simple cylindrical container filled with liquid (water). We all know that hydro static pressure at a point, depends on the depth from the top surface. The pressure is high nearer the bottom and the pressure is low closer to the surface.

Here is my doubt:
Why isn't there a liquid flow from high pressure to low pressure (i.e. from bottom of the container to the top )

Question

Required help in understanding the fundamentals:
Let us consider a simple cylindrical container filled with liquid (water). We all know that hydro static pressure at a point, depends on the depth from the top surface. The pressure is high nearer the bottom and the pressure is low closer to the surface.

Here is my doubt:
Why isn't there a liquid flow from high pressure to low pressure (i.e. from bottom of the container to the top )

giantrobot · Answer

Remember, pressure is force, the pressure at the bottom is caused by the mass of the water pushing down from the top.

mos1635 · Answer

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