JEE Main 2026 — Mechanical Properties of Fluids Question with Solution
JEE Main 2026 (21 January Shift 1)
Question
Water flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the figure. The difference in height between the water columns in vertical tubes is 5 cm and the area of cross-sections at and are and respectively. The rate of flow will be . (take )
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Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
Given: cm, cm², cm², cm/s²
By continuity:
By Bernoulli's equation:
Since :
cm/s
Rate of flow cm³/s
By continuity:
By Bernoulli's equation:
Since :
cm/s
Rate of flow cm³/s
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