MHT CET Physics question

Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of non-uniform cross-section. In the region of narrowest part inside the pipe, the water will have [MHT-CET 2022]

(A)Both the pressure and velocity minimum
(B)Maximum pressure and minimum velocity
(C)Both the pressure and velocity maximum
(D)Maximum velocity and minimum pressureCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

By the equation of continuity the speed is greatest where the area is smallest, and by Bernoulli's principle (horizontal

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