Consider the following statements.
1. At any point inside the liquid, the pressure exerted by the liquid is directly proportional to its depth from the free surface.
2. At every point and in every direction, the pressure exerted inside the liquid at rest is same.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Only 1

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Only 2

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is B Both 1 and 2
Pressure of a liquid tank depends only on the density of the liquid and depth from the free surface. It is a scalar quantity and is same in all directions, at a point.
So both statements are correct.

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The correct option is B Both 1 and 2Pressure of a liquid tank depends only on the density of the liquid and depth from the free surface. It is a scalar quantity and is same in all directions, at a point.So both statements are correct.

The correct option is B Both 1 and 2
Pressure of a liquid tank depends only on the density of the liquid and depth from the free surface. It is a scalar quantity and is same in all directions, at a point.
So both statements are correct.