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A steam of water flowing horizontallywith a speed of 25ms gushes out of atube of cross-sectional area 102 m2,and hits at a vertical wall nearby. Whatis the force exerted on the wall by theimpact of water? |
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Answer» Explanation: The horizontal speed of the stream is,v=15m/s The area of cross-section of the tube, A=10 −2 m 2
The Density of water is,=10 3 kg/m 3
The VOLUME of water coming out from the pipe PER second, V=Av=15×10 −2 m 3 /s Mass of water flowing out through the pipe per second = density×Volume=150kg/s Since the water does not rebound from the wall, the FORCE exerted by the water on the wall is given by: F=Rate of change of momentum= t P
F= t mv
for t=1 s F=150×15=2250N |
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