A stream of water flowing horizontally with a speed of 20 m/s pushes out of a tube of cross-sectional area 10-1m2 and hits at a vertical wall nearby. Find the force exerted on the wall by the impact of water, assuming that it does not rebound? 

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  1. 40000 N
  2. 400 N
  3. 2250 N
  4. 4000 N

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Option 1 : 40000 N
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Given:

Speed of stream of water (v) = 20 m/s

Area of cross-section of tube (A)= 10-1m2 (or 0.1 m2)

Concept:

Force exerted on the wall = Rate of loss in momentum of the water 

Formula:

The volume rate of flow of water: dV/dt = Av

The mass rate of flow of water: dm/dt = ρAv

Rate of loss in momentum of water = (dm/dt)v

Calculation:

Mass rate of flow of water : dm/dt = ρAv

⇒ dm/dt = 1000 × 0.1 × 20 

= 2000 kg/s

Rate of loss in momentum of water = (dm/dt)v

⇒ (dm/dt)v = 2000 × 20

= 40000 N

∴ Force exerted = 40000 N

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