A bent tube is lowered into water stream as shown in th

A bent tube is lowered into water stream as shown in th
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A bent tube is lowered into water stream as shown in the Fig. The velocity of the stream relative to the tube is equal to v=2m/s. The closed upper end of the tube located at height h0=10 cm  above free surface of water has a small orifice. To what height h will the water get spurt?

A.

40 cm

B.

20 cm

C.

10 cm

D.

5 cm

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Right Answer is: C

SOLUTION

Applying Bernoulli's theorem for points 1 and 2 of the streamline shown

P0 Atmospheric pressure

12ρV2+(P0+ρgh)+0=0+P0+ρg(h+h0+h)

h=10 cm