Mechanical Properties of Fluids
47 JEE Physics previous year questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids — free to practice, unlock the correct answer & explanation with Premium.
Consider following statements:
A. Surface tension arises due to extra energy of the molecules at the interior as compared to the molecules at the surface, of a liquid.
B. As the temperature of liquid rises, the coefficient of viscosity increases.
C. As the temperature of gas increases, the coefficient of viscosity increases
D. The onset of turbulence is determined by Reynold's number.
E. In a steady flow two stream lines never intersect.
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A liquid of density flowing steadily in a tube of varying cross-section. The cross-section at a point A is and that at B is . Both the points A and B are in same horizontal plane, the speed of the liquid at A is 10 cm / s. The difference in pressures at A and B points is _______ Pa.
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An air bubble at a depth of 20 cm in water has a radius of 1 mm. If the inner pressure of the bubble is greater than the atmospheric pressure by , find the surface tension of the bubble.
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If an air bubble of diameter 2 mm rises steadily through a liquid of density at a rate of , then the coefficient of viscosity of liquid is ________ Poise. (Take )
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Water flows in a horizontal pipe whose one end is closed with a valve. The reading of the pressure gauge attached to the pipe is \(P_1\). The reading of the pressure gauge falls to \(P_2\) when the valve is opened. The speed of water flowing in the pipe is proportional to
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An air bubble at a depth of 20 cm in water has a radius of 1 mm. If the inner pressure of the bubble is greater than the atmospheric pressure by , find the surface tension of the bubble.
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A sphere of mass is dropped into glycerin. The density of glycerin is half the density of the sphere. After some time, the sphere moves down with constant velocity. What is the viscous force acting on the sphere?
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A horizontal pipe of variable cross-section has a fluid of density flowing through it. At cross-sections A and B, the velocities are and , and the pressures are and . Find the correct relation between velocities.
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An air bubble of radius 0.1 cm lies at a depth of 20 cm below the free surface of a liquid of density . If the pressure inside the bubble is greater than the atmospheric pressure, then the surface tension of the liquid in SI unit is (use g)
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A light hollow cube of side length 10 cm and mass 10 g , is floating in water. It is pushed down and released to execute simple harmonic oscillations. The time period of oscillations is , where the value of \(y\) is
(Acceleration due to gravity, , density of water )
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A small spherical ball of radius \(r\), falling through a viscous medium of negligible density has terminal velocity ' \(v\) '. Another ball of the same mass but of radius \(2 r\), falling through the same viscous medium will have terminal velocity:
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A small spherical ball of radius \(r\), falling through a viscous medium of negligible density has terminal velocity ' \(v\) '. Another ball of the same mass but of radius \(2 r\), falling through the same viscous medium will have terminal velocity:
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A bubble of radius R is split into 27 drops of equal radius, and the work done is 10J. If the same bubble is split into 64 equal drops, the work done is:
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The surface tension of a soap bubble is . The work done in increasing the diameter of bubble from 2 cm to 6 cm is . The value of is ________ . (Take )
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Pressure inside a soap bubble is greater than the pressure outside by an amount :
(given : \(R =\) Radius of bubble, \(S =\) Surface tension of bubble)
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A spherical liquid drop of radius R acquires the terminal velocity when falls through a gas of viscosity . Now the drop is broken into 64 identical droplets and each droplet acquires terminal velocity falling through the same gas. The ratio of terminal velocities is ______.
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Eight mercury drops, each of radius r, coalesce to form a bigger drop. The surface energy released in this process is (S = surface tension):
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In the experiment for measurement of viscosity '' of given liquid with a ball having radius '', consider following statements
A. Graph between terminal velocity V and R will be a parabola.
B. The terminal velocities of different diameter balls are constant for a given liquid.
C. Measurement of terminal velocity is dependent on the temperature.
D. This experiment can be utilized to assess the density of a given liquid.
E. If balls are dropped with some initial speed, the value of '' will change.
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A sphere of mass is dropped into glycerin. The density of glycerin is half the density of the sphere. After some time, the sphere moves down with constant velocity. What is the viscous force acting on the sphere?
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Two water drops each of radius '' coalesce to from a bigger drop. If '' is the surface tension, the surface energy released in this process is :
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Find the pressure difference of an air bubble of radius 2 cm formed 20 cm below an open water surface and atmospheric pressure.
(Given surface tension of water = )(Shift - II Memory Based)
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In the experiment for measurement of viscosity '' of given liquid with a ball having radius '', consider following statements.
A. Graph between terminal velocity V and R will be a parabola.
B. The terminal velocities of different diameter balls are constant for a given liquid.
C. Measurement of terminal velocity is dependent on the temperature.
D. This experiment can be utilized to assess the density of a given liquid.
E. If balls are dropped with some initial speed, the value of '' will change.
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A water spray gun is attached to a hose of cross sectional area 30 . The gun comprises of 10 perforations each of cross sectional area of . If the water flows in the hose with the speed of 50 , calculate the speed at which the water flows out from each perforation. (Neglect any edge effects)
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A cylindrical vessel of 40 cm radius is completely filled with water and its capacity is (dm : decimeter) The vessel is placed on a solid block of exactly same height as vessel. If a small hole is made at 70 cm below the top of water level, then horizontal range of water falling on the ground in the beginning is _____ cm.
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Statement 1: Surface tension of soap is greater than water.
Statement 2: Hot water flows faster than cold water.
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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The surface tension of soap solution is greater than that of water.
Statement 2: Hot water flows faster than cold water.
Which of the following is correct?(shift 1 Memory based)
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The amount of work done to break a big water drop of radius ' R ' into 27 small drops of equal radius is 10 J. The work done required to break the same big drop into 64 small drops of equal radius will be
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Water flows in a horizontal pipe whose one end is closed with a valve. The reading of the pressure gauge attached to the pipe is \(P_1\). The reading of the pressure gauge falls to \(P_2\) when the valve is opened. The speed of water flowing in the pipe is proportional to
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A solid steel ball of diameter mm acquired terminal velocity while falling under gravity through an oil of density . Take density of steel as and g as . The viscosity of the oil in SI unit is
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A small rigid spherical ball of mass M is dropped in a long vertical tube containing glycerine. The velocity of the ball becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is half of the density of the ball, then the viscous force acting on the ball will be (consider g as acceleration due to gravity)
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An air bubble of radius 0.1 cm lies at a depth of 20 cm below the free surface of a liquid of density . If the pressure inside the bubble is greater than the atmospheric pressure, then the surface tension of the liquid in SI unit is (use g)
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A liquid drop of diameter 2 mm breaks into 512 droplets. The change in surface energy is . The value of is (Take surface tension of liquid )
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A small rigid spherical ball of mass M is dropped in a long vertical tube containing glycerine. The velocity of the ball becomes constant after some time. If the density of glycerine is half of the density of the ball, then the viscous force acting on the ball will be (consider g as acceleration due to gravity)
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A horizontal pipe of variable cross-section has a fluid of density flowing through it. At cross-sections A and B, the velocities are and , and the pressures are and . Find the correct relation between velocities.
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Statement 1: Surface tension of soap is greater than water.
Statement 2: Hot water flows faster than cold water.
(Shift I - Memory Based)
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Pressure inside a soap bubble is greater than the pressure outside by an amount :
(given : \(R =\) Radius of bubble, \(S =\) Surface tension of bubble)
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A big drop is formed by coalescing 1000 small droplets of water. The ratio of surface energy of 1000 droplets to that of energy of big drop is . The value of \(x\) is _____
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
Statement II : The rise of a liquid in a capillary tube does not depend on the inner radius of the tube.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:EndFragment
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
Statement II : The rise of a liquid in a capillary tube does not depend on the inner radius of the tube.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:EndFragment
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A bubble of radius R is split into 27 drops of equal radius, and the work done is 10J. If the same bubble is split into 64 equal drops, the work done is:
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : When a capillary tube is dipped into a liquid, the liquid neither rises nor falls in the capillary. The contact angle may be .
Statement II : The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Given below are two statements :
Statement I : When a capillary tube is dipped into a liquid, the liquid neither rises nor falls in the capillary. The contact angle may be .
Statement II : The contact angle between a solid and a liquid is a property of the material of the solid and liquid as well.
In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Find the pressure difference of an air bubble of radius 2 cm formed 20 cm below an open water surface and atmospheric pressure.
(Given surface tension of water = )(Shift - II Memory Based)
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Two liquids A and B have and as contact angles in a capillary tube. If . then identify the correct statement:
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Consider following statements:
A. Surface tension arises due to extra energy of the molecules at the interior as compared to the molecules at the surface, of a liquid.
B. As the temperature of liquid rises, the coefficient of viscosity increases.
C. As the temperature of gas increases, the coefficient of viscosity increases
D. The onset of turbulence is determined by Reynold's number.
E. In a steady flow two stream lines never intersect.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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The amount of work done to break a big water drop of radius ' R ' into 27 small drops of equal radius is 10 J. The work done required to break the same big drop into 64 small drops of equal radius will be
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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: The surface tension of soap solution is greater than that of water.
Statement 2: Hot water flows faster than cold water.
Which of the following is correct?(shift 1 Memory based)
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