Physicseasy · Past Paper
According to Pascal's Law, pressure applied to an enclosed liquid is transmitted:
AOnly downwards
BOnly upwards
CEqually in all directions
DDepends on the shape of container
✓ Correct Answer: C — Equally in all directions
Pascal's law states that pressure exerted anywhere in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid.
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