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Question
Describe a simple experiment to show that at a given depth, a liquid exerts same pressure in all directions.
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Solution
Experiment: We have often seen children playing with polythene bag filled with water and having small holes at various places on this bag and sprinkling water on others. This is because water enclosed in bag exerts pressure in all directions.
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