Describe a simple experiment to demonstrate that a liquid enclosed in an vessel exerts pressure in all directions.
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The experiment explained below demonstrate how a liquid enclosed in a vessel exerts pressure in all directions. Procedure: Fill a larger plastic bottle or a can with water Set it on a horizontal surface Punch a few holes in the vessel at any point below the liquid surface Observation Through each of the hole, water spurts out inference The spurting out of liquid indicate that the liquid exerts pressure at every point on the walls of the can/bottle