Given below are two statements: Statement I: Pressure in a reservoir of water is the same at all points at the same horizontal level. Statement II: Pressure applied to enclosed water is transmitted equally in all directions. Choose the correct answer.
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Given below are two statements: Statement I: Pressure in a reservoir of water is the same at all points at the same horizontal level. Statement II: Pressure applied to enclosed water is transmitted equally in all directions. Choose the correct answer.

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G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

In a liquid at rest, pressure depends only on depth, so points at the same level have the same pressure. Pascal's law states that an externally applied pressure to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished in all directions. Therefore both statements are true. Option B follows.