Question

In an external mouthpiece, the absolute pressure head at vena contracta is __________ the atmospheric pressure head by an amount equal to 0.89 times the height of the liquid, above the vena contracta.

a.

less than

b.

more than

c.

Can't say

d.

None of these

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Answer: (a).less than

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