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a liquid irrespective of the shape of the container in which it is poured attains its own level because
the pressure applied at the bottom on either of the container remains same because because the
pressure applied at rock bottom on either of the container remains same. Density is that the same
for all of them then is the acceleration thanks to gravity. Hence to stay the pressure an equivalent,
they attain an equivalent height. So you'll force the liquid into whatever shape of vessel you would
like, it'll always seek to achieve its own level. This is often a consequence of Pascal's principle,
whereby pressure is uniformly transmitted throughout a liquid.
Why does water not flow from the bottle when cap is put on?
As you close the cap, you seal off the top of the bottle from the atmosphere. At first, some water will
flow out, which will decrease the pressure of the air that is still in the bottle. Once the pressure
difference between the air in the tip of the bottle and the outside atmosphere is large enough to
counteract the force exerted by gravity on the water, it will stop flowing out and at that point is held
in by the pressure difference from the air inside the bottle to the atmosphere outside.
When the upper hole is open, the pressure of air trapped inside the bottle is equal to the
atmospheric pressure The pressure outside the lower hole is also equal to the atmospheric
pressure. The pressure inside the bottle at the level of lower hole is atmospheric pressure
plus pressure due to water column. Thus, there is pressure difference between inside and
outside of the lower hole and water starts flowing out. When the upper hole is closed we
will notice that the water does not stop falling immediately. The water continues falling for
a moment and then stops. Due to this, the volume of air trapped inside the bottle increases
and its pressure decreases (Boyle's law). Thus, pressure inside the bottle at the level of
lower hole also decreases. When this pressure becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure,
the water stops flowing out from the lower hole (the pressure being lower than the
surrounding bottle, the water is prevented from flowing)