alleryStart learning →Pascal's law states that pressure applied at any point of an enclosed liquid
AVanishes after one or two seconds
BActs only in the direction of the applied force
CActs only on the bottom of the vessel
DIs transmitted equally in all directions
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Is transmitted equally in all directions
1. The chapter section on Pascal's law gives the statement.
2. Pressure change at any point travels through the liquid.
3. It reaches every other point with the same magnitude.
4. Direction can be any, so it is transmitted equally.
_Source: Selina Concise Physics Class 9, Ch 4 Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on Pascal's law_
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