A change in pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted throughout it:
AUncontrolled
BUndiminished
CUndetectable
DUnpredictable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Undiminished
1. Pascal observed this for a closed container.
2. Every part of the fluid feels the same change.
3. So it is transmitted undiminished.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 14, Fluid Mechanics._
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