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A cylindrical vessel contains a liquid of density ρ up to a height h. The liquid is closed by a piston of mass m and area of cross-section A. There is a small hole at the bottom of the vessel. The speed v with which the liquid comes out of the hole is

PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsNEET
Options:
  • A 2gh
  • B 2gh+mgρA
  • C 2gh+mgA
  • D 2gh+mgA
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The correct answer is: 2gh+mgρA
Applying Bernoulli's theorem at 1 and 2 : difference in pressure energy between 1 and 2 = difference in kinetic energy between 1 and 2




or ρgh + mgA = 12ρv2

or v=2gh+2mgρA= 2gh+mgρA

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