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Mechanical properties of fluids practice · Medium
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A large tank is filled with water to a height . A small hole is made at the base of the tank. It takes time to decrease the height of water to and it takes time to take out the rest of water. If , then the value of is
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Correct option: C
4
Option C (4) is correct because the time to drain the tank is proportional to the square root of the height. Setting the times equal and solving for η yields η = 4.
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When a sphere falling in a viscous fluid attains a terminal velocity, then
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Correct option: A
The net force acting on the sphere is zero
Option A is correct because at terminal velocity, the net force on the sphere is zero, meaning the weight is balanced by the drag and buoyant forces.
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A bubble of air 2 mm in diameter rises in a liquid of viscosity 0.075 SI units and density The terminal velocity of the bubble is about
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Correct option: C
4 cm/s
Option C (4 cm/s) is correct because the terminal velocity is calculated using Stokes' law, considering the diameter, viscosity, and density difference.
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Out of air and liquid, which substance is more viscous?
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Correct option: B
Liquid
Option B (Liquid) is correct because liquids generally have higher viscosity than air due to stronger intermolecular forces and higher density.
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Statement A: A small drop of mercury is spherical but bigger drops are oval in shape
Statement B: Surface tension of liquid decreases with increase in temperature.
Statement B: Surface tension of liquid decreases with increase in temperature.
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Correct option: A
Statement A is true and statement B is true
Option A (Statement A is true and statement B is true) is correct because larger drops are indeed oval due to gravity and surface tension decreases with increasing temperature.
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In which one of the following cases will the liquid flow in a pipe be most streamlined
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Correct option: B
Liquid of high viscosity and low density flowing through a pipe of small radius
Option B (Liquid of high viscosity and low density flowing through a pipe of small radius) is correct because streamline flow is favored by high viscosity, low density, and small pipe radius, as indicated by a low Reynolds number.
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A cylindrical vessel of height is kept filled upto the rim. It has four holes and 4 which are respectively at heights of and from the horizontal floor. The water falling at the maximum horizontal distance from the vessel comes from
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Correct option: B
Hole no.3
Option B (Hole no.3) is correct because the maximum horizontal distance is achieved when the hole is at half the height of the vessel.
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A wooden block is floating in a water tank. The block is pressed to its bottom. During the process, work done is equal to
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Correct option: C
Work done against upthrust minus loss of gravitational potential energy of the block
Option C (Work done against upthrust minus loss of gravitational potential energy of the block) is correct because the work done equals the work against upthrust minus the change in gravitational potential energy.
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When cooking oil is heated in a frying pan, the oil moves around in the pan more easily when it is hot. The main reason for this is that with rise in temperature, there is a decrease in:
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Correct option: D
Viscosity
Option D (Viscosity) is correct because viscosity decreases with increasing temperature, making the oil flow more easily.
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A glass plate is partly dipped vertically in the mercury and the angle of contact is measured. If the plate is inclined, then the angle of contact will
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Correct option: B
remain unchanged
Option B (remain unchanged) is correct because the angle of contact depends on the surface tension and the liquid-solid interaction, which are not affected by tilting the plate.
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A vessel filled with water stands on a table. In its side, the vessel has small orifice arranged at a distance 25 cm from the bottom of the vessel and at a distance 16 cm from the level of water which is kept constant. The horizontal distance from the orifice at which the jet of water fall on the table is
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Correct option: B
0.4 m
Option B (0.4 m) is correct because the horizontal distance is calculated using the formula , where H is the height of the orifice from the bottom and h is the height of water level from the orifice.
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Calculate the approximate change in density of water in a lake at a depth of below the surface. The density of water at the surface is and bulk modulus of water is .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the approximate change in density calculated using the bulk modulus formula.
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A liquid is stirred. When stirring is stopped, the liquid comes to rest due to-
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Correct option: C
Viscosity
Option C (Viscosity) is correct because viscosity is the internal friction within a fluid that opposes motion and brings the stirred liquid to rest.
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Assertion: Liquids and gases are largely incompressible and densities are therefore, nearly constant at all pressures for liquid only.
Reason: Liquids exhibit a large variation in densities with pressure but gases do not.
Reason: Liquids exhibit a large variation in densities with pressure but gases do not.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C (If assertion is true but reason is false) is correct because liquids are largely incompressible with nearly constant densities, while gases exhibit large density variations with pressure.
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If the water pressure gauge shows the pressure at ground floor to be , how high would water rise in the pipes of a building?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the height is calculated using the formula , where P is the pressure, is the density of water, and g is the acceleration due to gravity.
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Of water flows per sec through a capillary tube of radius a cm and of length cm when connected to a pressure head of cm of water. If a tube of the same length and radius cm is connected to the same pressure head, the quantity of water flowing through the tube per second will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the volume flow rate is proportional to the fourth power of the radius, so halving the radius reduces the flow rate by a factor of 16.
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Bernoulli’s principle applies to streamline flow for which Reynold’s number:
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Correct option: B
Is between 0 and 2000
Option B is correct because Bernoulli's principle applies to streamline flow, which occurs when the Reynolds number is between 0 and 2000.
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An object is floating in a liquid, kept in a container. The container is placed in a lift. Choose the correct option.
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Correct option: A
Buoyant force increases as the lift accelerates up
Option A (Buoyant force increases as the lift accelerates up) is correct because the effective weight of the liquid increases, leading to a higher pressure gradient and thus a greater buoyant force.
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A box filled with water has a small hole on its side near the bottom. It is dropped from the top of a tower. As it falls, a camera attached on the side of the box records the shape of the water stream coming out of the hole. The resulting video will show
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Correct option: D
No water coming out
The correct answer is D because in free fall, the water and the box accelerate equally, resulting in no relative motion and thus no water coming out.
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A block of wood floats in water with (4/5) th of its volume submerged. If the same block just floats in a liquid, the density of the liquid is (in )
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Correct option: D
800
Option D (800) is correct because the density of the liquid is calculated using the principle of buoyancy.
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Statement A: A piece of ice floats in water. The level of water remains unchanged when the ice melts completely.
Statement B: According to Archimedes' principle, the loss in weight of the body in the liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.
Statement B: According to Archimedes' principle, the loss in weight of the body in the liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.
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Correct option: B
Statement A is true and statement B is false
Option B is correct. Statement A is true because the water level remains unchanged when ice melts completely, and statement B is false because Archimedes' principle states the loss in weight is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the *entire* body, not just the immersed part.
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Six identical small liquid drops are mixed together to form a bigger drop. The terminal velocity of bigger drop if terminal velocity of small drop is 10 m/s, will be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the terminal velocity is proportional to the square of the radius, and the radius of the bigger drop is related to the radius of the smaller drops by a factor of .
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The work done in blowing a soap bubble of surface tension from radius to radius is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the work done calculated using the formula for the increase in surface area of a soap bubble.
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If and denote cohesive and adhesive forces on a liquid molecule near the surface of a solid, then the surface of liquid is concave, when
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because for a concave liquid surface, the adhesive forces must be strong enough to overcome the cohesive forces, specifically .
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A tank filled with non-viscous, incompressible, temperature-independent liquid has a hole in its bottom and water is flowing out of it. If the size of the hole is increased, then:
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Correct option: B
The velocity of outflow of water remains unchanged
The correct answer is B (The velocity of outflow of water remains unchanged) because the velocity of outflow depends on the height of the liquid level, not the size of the hole.
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Statement-A: If the angle of contact is equal to then the level of liquid in capillary is same as outside the capillary.
Statement-B: If the angle of contact is less than then the liquid rises in the capillary.
Statement-B: If the angle of contact is less than then the liquid rises in the capillary.
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Correct option: A
Statement A is true and statement B is true
Option A (Statement A is true and statement B is true) is correct because an angle of contact of implies no capillary action, and an angle less than results in capillary rise.
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Two mercury drop (each of radius merge to form a bigger drop, if T is the surface tension is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the change in surface energy when two smaller drops merge into a larger one.
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A spring balance reads when a ball of mass is suspended from it. A weighing machine reads when a beaker of liquid is kept on the pan of balance. When the ball is immersed in liquid, the spring balance reads and the weighing machine reads . The two balances are now so arranged that the suspended mass is inside the liquid in a beaker. Then,
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because when the ball is immersed, it displaces liquid, increasing the weight measured by the weighing machine.
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A small hole is made at the bottom of a hollow sphere. The water enters into it when it is taken to a depth of 40 cm under water. If the surface tension of water is diameter of the hole is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated by equating the pressure due to the water column with the pressure due to surface tension and solving for the diameter.
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Assertion: Oil spreads on cold water.
Reason: The surface tension of oil is greater than that of cold water.
Reason: The surface tension of oil is greater than that of cold water.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C (If assertion is true but reason is false) is correct because oil spreads due to lower surface tension than water, not higher.
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