Figure 4 shows a horizontal tube with two vertical tubes x and y. Water flows through the horizontal tube from right to left. The water level in the tube x is higher than water level in tube y

      

Figure 4 shows a horizontal tube with two vertical tubes x and y. Water flows through the horizontal tube from right to left. The water level in the tube x is higher than water level in tube y
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Explain this observation.

  

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John
The tube below y is narrower than the tube below x. Thus water flows faster at then narrower section below y. Pressure is therefore lower below y, the narrower section (Bernoulli's effect)
johnmulu answered the question on May 15, 2017 at 09:47


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