will density increase with depth??

Question

just imagine a water column. the bottom part of the column will experience pressure due to the water above..when pressure increases volume decreases..so when volume decreases the density should increase...which means that water at the bottom have a higher density than the water above it....is this right?? pls give the sources of your answer also...

Answer 1

This is true. However, in classical mechanics, we typically treat fluids as 'incompressible,' which basically means that we ignore this increase in density when subjecting the system to analysis. However, it is relatively easy to solve a fluid system when taking this into account too, but one must consider the non-uniform viscosity of the column, and that turbulent effects become depth-dependent.

Answer 2

Look at a pressure/volume (PV) diagram for water. This is available anywhere online with PV diagram water keyword search. The density change with pressure is muy tiny, hence the incompressible assumption.

Answer 3

It is theoretically right. Although, given that liquids are mostly incompressible, the density differenece between the top and the bottom of the column might be negligible.

Answer 4

Here's your source. I assume you know how to convert pressure to depth, given density.

Answer 5

Density remains constant, pressure increases.