Mechanical Properties of Fluids


  1. The approximate depth of an ocean is 2700 m. The compressibility of water is 45.4 × 10–11 Pa–1 and density of water is 103 kg/m3.What fractional compression of water will be obtained at the bottom of the ocean ?​









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    Compressibility of water, ​K = 45.4 × 10–11 Pa–1
    density of water P = 103 kg/m3
    depth of ocean, h = 2700 m

    We have to find
    ∆V
    = ?
    V

    As we know, compressibility,
    =
    1
    =
    (∆V / V)
    (P = ρ g h)
    BP

    So , (∆V / V) = K ρ g h
    = 45.4 × 10–11 × 103 × 10 × 2700  = 1.2258 × 10–2

    Correct Option: B

    Compressibility of water, ​K = 45.4 × 10–11 Pa–1
    density of water P = 103 kg/m3
    depth of ocean, h = 2700 m

    We have to find
    ∆V
    = ?
    V

    As we know, compressibility,
    =
    1
    =
    (∆V / V)
    (P = ρ g h)
    BP

    So , (∆V / V) = K ρ g h
    = 45.4 × 10–11 × 103 × 10 × 2700  = 1.2258 × 10–2


  1. A wind with speed 40 m/s blows parallel to the roof of a house. The area of the roof is 250 m2. Assuming that the pressure inside the house is atmosphere pressure, the force exterted by the wind on the roof and the direction of the force will be (ρair = 1.2 kg/m3)​​









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    According to Bernoulli’s theorem,

    P +
    1
    ρv2 = P0 + 0
    2

    So ,​ ∆P =
    1
    ρv2
    2


    F = ∆P =
    1
    ρv2A
    2

    =
    1
    × 1.2 × 40 × 40 × 250
    2

    = 2.4 × 105 N (upwards)

    Correct Option: B

    According to Bernoulli’s theorem,

    P +
    1
    ρv2 = P0 + 0
    2

    So ,​ ∆P =
    1
    ρv2
    2


    F = ∆P =
    1
    ρv2A
    2

    =
    1
    × 1.2 × 40 × 40 × 250
    2

    = 2.4 × 105 N (upwards)



  1. ​The compressibility of water is 4 × 10–5 per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of 100 cm3 of water under a pressure of 100 atmosphere will be​​​









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    K =
    1
    =
    (∆V / V)
    BP

    Here, P = 100 atm, ​
    K = 4 × 10–5  and V = 100 cm3.
    Hence, ∆V = 0.4 cm3

    Correct Option: A

    K =
    1
    =
    (∆V / V)
    BP

    Here, P = 100 atm, ​
    K = 4 × 10–5  and V = 100 cm3.
    Hence, ∆V = 0.4 cm3


  1. In rising from the bottom of a lake, to the top, the temperature of an air bubble remains unchanged, but its diameter gets doubled. If h is the barometric height (expressed in m of mercury of relative density ρ) at the surface of the lake, the depth of the lake is ​









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    (hρ g + H × l × g) =
    4
    πr3 = hρ g ×
    4
    π(2r)3
    33

    This gives H = 7hρ

    Correct Option: B

    (hρ g + H × l × g) =
    4
    πr3 = hρ g ×
    4
    π(2r)3
    33

    This gives H = 7hρ



  1. The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has radius, R, one end of which has n fine holes, each of radius r. If the speed of the liquid in the tube is V, the speed of the ejection of the liquid through the holes is :​​​









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    Inflow rate of volume of the liquid = Outflow rate of volume of the liquid

    πR2V = nπr2(v) ⇒ V =
    πR2V
    =
    VR2
    nπr2nr2

    Correct Option: A

    Inflow rate of volume of the liquid = Outflow rate of volume of the liquid

    πR2V = nπr2(v) ⇒ V =
    πR2V
    =
    VR2
    nπr2nr2