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When pressure is applied to any part of a liquid enclosed in a vessel, it is transmitted equally in all directions with undiminished force and acts at right angles to the surface of the containing vessel. The above statement is

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Archimedes principle

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Law of floatation

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Pascal's law

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None of the above

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The correct option is C Pascal's law
Pascal's law states that "When pressure is applied to any part of a liquid enclosed in a vessel, it is transmitted equally in all directions with undiminished force and acts at right angles to the surface of the containing vessel"

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