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**Hydrostatic paradox** explains why:

AWater flows from low to high pressure
BLiquid in interconnected vessels reaches the same level regardless of vessel shape, because pressure depends only on column height
CPressure increases with depth
DAtmospheric pressure varies with altitude
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Liquid in interconnected vessels reaches the same level regardless of vessel shape, because pressure depends only on column height
Hydrostatic paradox: pressure at the base of all interconnected vessels is the same since $p = h\rho g$ depends only on $h$ (not the shape/volume above). So liquid levels equalise — apparently 'paradoxical' if you (wrongly) thought wider vessels contain more weight at the base.
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