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Q. The pressure exerted at any point in an enclosed fluid is transmitted equally in all directions. This is known as

J & K CETJ & K CET 2013Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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From Pascal's law of transmission of pressure, the increase in pressure at any one point of the enclosed liquid in equilibrium of rest is transmitted equally to all other points of the liquid and also to the container walls.