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Pressure in Fluids

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One student says that water exerts pressure on the bottom of the bucket but another student says that water exerts pressure on the sides of the bucket. What would you like to say ?

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None of the students said the correct sentence.

Pressure is exerted by water equally on all sides of the container as the force is applied equally on all sides rather on one particular direction

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