A liquid flows through a tube of uniform cross-section with a constant speed in the direction as shown by the arrows in fig. The liquid exerts on the tube
A
a net force to the left
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B
a net force to the right
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C
an anticlockwise torque
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D
a clockwise torque
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Solution
The correct option is D a clockwise torque The forces exerted by the liquid at the bends are shown. (The liquid undergoes change of momentum only at these points, and hence the liquid and tube exert forces on each other.) The two forces form a couple exerting a clockwise torque.