Final answer:
The pressure on the bottom of a container holding 1 cubic foot of water can be calculated as 62.4 pounds per square foot, using Pascal's law. To express this pressure in pascals, one would need to convert pounds to newtons and square feet to square meters.
Step-by-step explanation:
Using Pascal's law and the given information that 1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 pounds, we can calculate the pressure on the bottom of a container. The pressure due to the water is the weight of the water divided by the area of the bottom of the container. If the container holds exactly 1 cubic foot of water, the pressure exerted on each square foot of the bottom is:
Pressure = Weight / Area = 62.4 pounds / 1 square foot
However, we often use the metric system for such calculations, where the SI unit of pressure is the pascal (Pa), and 1 Pa = 1 N/m². To convert the pressure from pounds per square foot to pascals, we must use the conversion factors where 1 pound = 4.44822 newtons, and 1 foot = 0.3048 meters. Without the complete conversion, we can't provide a numerical answer in pascals.