Explain hydrostatic paradox with suitable example.

Explanation

Hydrostatic paradox : The pressure exerted by a liquid column depends only on the height of the liquid column and not on the shape of the containing vessel.
Let us consider three vessels A , B and C of different shapes. These vessels are connected at the bottom by a horizontal pipe. when they are filled a liquid (say water), it occupies the same level even though the vessels hold different amount of water. It is true because the liquid at the bottom of each section of the vessel experiences the same pressure.