SUBJECT: NEET-PHYSICS COURSE: MASTER PRO Elite ELP No.

-01 to 08 TOPIC: FLUID MECHANICS

ELP No.-01

Elasticity

1. A wire of mass M, length L and radius r is suspended from roof. Then find stress in wire at a distance
x from lower end as shown:-

Mg MgL Mgx
(1) (2) (3) (4) zero
πr2 xπr2 Lπr2

2. A block of mass M is suspended from a wire of mass m and length L as shown. Then find stress in
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wire at a distance L from upper end?
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 3m   3M   m M 
 M + 4  g  4 + m g  M + 4  g  4 + m g
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A A A A

3. A force F = 80 N is applied at angle 30° with upper face of cuboid as shown, Then,

(a) longitudinal stress developed is:

2 2
(1) 1 N/m (2) 2 N/m (3) 4 N/m2 (4) 8 N/m2
(b) Shear stress developed is:-
2 2
(1) 3 N/m (2) 2 3 N/m (3) 4 3 N/m2 (4) 8 3 N/m2
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4. A cuboid shaped rod of area A is stretched from both side by force F as shown, then for the cross-
section PQRS which is making angle θ with vertical:-

(a) Find longitudinal stress at PQRS

F F cos θ F cos2 θ F sin2 θ
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A A A A
(b) Find shear stress at PQRS
F F sin θ F cos2 θ F sin θ cos θ
(1) (2) (3) (4)
A A A A

5. A sphere is taken to a depth in a lake where total pressure is 5atm. then volumetric stress developed
in sphere is:-
(1) zero (2) 4 atm (3) 5 atm (4) 6 atm

6. If maximum mass which can be suspended from a wire of radius 5mm is 15 kg. Then breaking stress
of material of wire is:-
6 3 4 5
(1) × 106 N / m2 (2) × 106 N / m2 (3) × 106 N / m2 (4) × 106 N / m2
π π π π

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7. A wire is used to lift a block of mass 5 kg with a upward acceleration of 6 m/sec . If breaking stress
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of wire is × 106 N / m2 Then find minimum radius of wire so that it will not break is:-
π
(1) 1 mm (2) 2 mm (3) 3 mm (4) 4 mm

3 6 2
8. A wire of density 5000 kg/m and breaking stress 2 × 10 N/m is suspended from roof. Then find
maximum length of wire which can be suspended without breaking it due to it's own weight?
(1) 4 m (2) 40 m (3) 120 m (4) 400 m

9. Find elongation in wire?

(1) 3 mm (2) 4 mm (3) 5 mm (4) 6 mm

10. A wire can be broken by applying a load o 20 kg-wt. The force required to break the wire of twice
the diameter is:-
(1) 20 kg-wt (2) 5 kg-wt (3) 80 kg-wt (4) 160 kg-wt
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11. The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of these will have the largest
elongation, when same tension is applied?
(1) length 50 cm and diameter 0.5 mm (2) length 100 cm and diameter 1 mm
(3) length 200 cm and diameter 2 mm (4) length 300 cm and diameter 3 mm

12. When a wire of length L is stretched by a force F then elongation produced is x. If another wire of
same material and volume and length 2L is stretched by same force F, then elongation produced
will be:-
(1) x (2) 2x (3) 4x (4) 8x

13. Two wires A and B are of the same material. Their lengths are in the ratio 1 : 2 and diameters are
in ratio 2 : 1. If they are pulled by same force, then ratio of increase in their lengths will be:-
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 4 (3) 1 : 8 (4) 8 : 1

14. A rubber wire of length L is suspended from roof. If density of rubber is ρ and young's modulus of
rubber is y, then elongation produced in wire due to it's own weight will be:-
L2ρg L2ρg L2ρg y
(1) (2) (3) (4)
y 2y 4y L2ρg

15. A rubber wire of mass M and length L is pulled by two forces 3F and 2F as shown, If Area of cross-
section is, A and young's modulus of wire is Y, then elongation produced in wire is:-

FL FL 5FL 5FL
(1) (2) (3) (4)
AY 2AY AY 2AY

16. Find elongation produced in wire:-

FL 2FL FL
(1) (2) (3) (4) zero
AY AY 2AY

17. A wire of length L, radius R is stretched by a force F. and a second wire of same material with
length 2L and radius 2R is stretched by a force 2F, then ratio of elongation in both wires is:
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 1 : 1 (3) 2 : 3 (4) 1 : 6

18. The energy stored in a strained wire is:-

1 1
(1) × load × stress (2) × load × strain
2 2
1 1
(3) × stress × strain (4) × load × extension
2 2

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19. When a mass M is suspended from a wire then extension produced in wire is x, then elastic potential
energy stored in wire will be:-
Mg 1 2mg
(1) (2) mgx (3) (4) Mgx
2x 2 x

20. When a mass M is suspended from a wire of length L, Area of cross-sectional A and young's modulus
Y, then Potential energy stored in this wire will be:-
1 M2 g 2L 1 Mg 1 M2 g 2 A 1 MgL
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 AY 2 ALY 2 LY 2 AY

21. Two wires A and B are made of same material. If ratio of their radius is 2 : 1 and ratio of their lengths
is 3 : 1, Then find ratio of potential energy stored in them, if both are stretched by same force:-
(1) 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 4 (3) 3 : 2 (4) 6 : 1

22. Two wires of same material and length are stretched by same force. If ratio of their radius is 1 : 3,
then ratio of elastic potential energy stored per unit volume will be:-
(1) 3 : 1 (2) 9 : 1 (3) 81 : 1 (4) 1 : 9

23. The load versus elongation graph for four wires A, B, C and D of same length and material are shown
in figure, Then Thinnest wire will be represented by line:-

(1) OA (2) OB (3) OC (4) OD

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24. Force elongation graph of a wire of length 1 m and Area 10 m is as shown, then Young's modulus
of wire will be:-

11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2
(1) 1 × 10 N/m (2) 2 × 10 N/m (3) 4 × 10 N/m (4) 5 × 10 N/m

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25. Stress-strain graph of two wires A and B are as shown, then ratio of Young's modulus of A and B
will be:-

(1) 1 : 3 (2) 3:1 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 3 : 1

8 2
26. Bulk modulus of material of a sphere is 6 × 10 N/m . Then find depth in a lake to which this sphere
must be taken, so that its volume decreases by 0.5% :
(1) 120 m (2) 180 m (3) 300 m (4) 30000 m

27. Bulk modulus of a sphere is B. If total pressure on this sphere becomes 5 P0

[where P0 = atmospheric pressure], then fractional change in radius of sphere will be:-

∆R 5P0 AR 5P ∆R 4P ∆R 4P
(1) = (2) =– 0 (3) =– 0 (4) =– 0
R B R 3B R B R 3B

ANSWER KEY
ELP-01
1. (3) 2. (3) 3. a. (3) b. (3) 4. a. (3) b. (4) 5. (2)

6. (1) 7. (4) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (1) 12. (3)

13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (4) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4) 19. (2)

20. (1) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (1) 24. (2) 25. (1) 26. (3)

27. (4)

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 ELP No.-02

1. If relative density of word is 0.6, then it's density is:-

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(1) 0.6 g/cc (2) 6 g/cc (3) 600 g/cc (4) 600 kg/m

2. Two miscible liquids of densities 3g/cc and 6g/cc are mixed, then find density of mixture:-

(a) If their equal volumes are mixed

(1) 4 g/cc (2) 4.5 g/cc (3) 5 g/cc (4) 5.5 g/cc

(b) If their equal masses are mixed

(1) 4 g/cc (2) 4.5 g/cc (3) 5 g/cc (4) 5.5 g/cc

3. When equal volume of two liquids are mixed then density of mixture is 8 g/cc and when their equal
masses are mixed, then density of mixture is 6 g/cc, then find densities of liquids:-
(1) 3 g/cc and 13 g/cc (2) 4 g/cc and 12 g/cc
(3) 5 g/cc and 11 g/cc (4) 6 g/cc and 10 g/cc

4. Total pressure at base of container is:-

h1 ρ1

h2 ρ2

(1) P0 + (h1 + h2) ρ1g

(2) P0 + (h1 + h2) ρ2g
(3) P0 + h1 ρ1g + h2 ρ2g
(4) P0 + (h1 + h2) (ρ1 + ρ2) g

5. Water is filled in two containers upto same height as shown, then:-

P1 F1 P2 F2
h h

Area = A Area = 2A

(a) pressure at the base of containers are related as:-

(1) P1 = P2 (2) P2 = 2P1 (3) P1 = 2P2 (4) P2 > P1
(b) Forces at the base are related as:-
(1) F1 = F2 (2) F2 = 2F1 (3) F1 = 2F2 (4) F2 > F1

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6. A liquid of density ρ is filled to the top in a cuboidal container of dimensions L × L × 3L as shown,
Then force by liquid on one of the side wall is:-

3L

L L

ρgL3 3ρgL3 9ρgL3

(1) zero (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2

7. In above question force at base of container will be:-

3 ρgL3 3ρgL3 3
(1) ρgL (2) (3) (4) 3ρgL
2 2

8. The three vessel shown in figure have same base area. Equal volumes of a liquid are poured in the
three vessel. The force on the base will be-

(1) Maximum in vessel A (2) Maximum in vessel B

(3) Maximum in vessel C (4) Equal in all the vessels

9. A cylinder is filled with a liquid of density d upto a height h. If the beaker is at rest, then the mean
pressure on the wall is :-
h
(1) Zero (2) hdg (3) dg (4) 2 hdg
2

10. A liquid of mass 1 kg is filled in a flask as shown in figure. The force exerted by the flask on the
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liquid is (g = 10 m/s ) [Neglect atmospheric pressure]:

(1) 10 N (2) greater than 10 N (3) less than 10 N (4) zero

Answer Key
ELP-02
1. (1, 4) 2. a (2), b (1) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. a (1), b (2,4)
6. (4) 7. (4) 8. (3) 9. (3) 10. (1)

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 ELP No.-03

1. 20 Torr or 20 mm of Hg is nearly equal to:-

2 2 2 2
(1) 272 N/m (2) 2720 N/m (3) 27200 N/m (4) 272000 N/m

2. H mm of water is pressure equal to:-

Hρwater g
(1) H ρwater × g (2) H ρHg × g (3) (4) 13.6 × Hρwater × g ‫׵‬
13.6

3. Pressure at point A will be:-

2
(1) P0 + Lρg (2) P0 + L cos θ × ρg (3) P0 + L sin θ × ρg (4) 272000 N/m

4. A bubble start rising from the bottom of a lake, If radius of bubble become two times just before
reaching the surface and atmospheric pressure is equal to H mm of water. Then find depth of lake.
[Assume Isothermal expansion for bubble].
(1) 2H (2) 4H (3) 7H (4) 8H

5. A U tube with both ends open to the atmosphere, is partially filled with water. Oil, which is
immiscible with water, is poured into one side until it stands at a distance of 10 mm above the
water level on the other side. Meanwhile the water rises by 65 mm from its original level (see
diagram). The density of the oil is :-

3 3 3 3
(1) 425 kg/m (2) 800 kg/m (3) 928 kg/m (4) 650 kg/m

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6. In a U-tube as shown in figure, water and oil are in the left side and right side of the tube
respectively. The heights from the bottom for water and oil columns are 15 cm and 20 cm
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respectively. The density of the oil is :- [take ρwater = 1000 kg/m ]

3 3 3 3
(1) 1200 kg/m (2) 750 kg/m (3) 1000 kg/m (4) 1333 kg/m

7. If container is accelerating upwards upwards, as shown then pressure at point P will be:

hρg 2hρg 4hρg

(1) P0 + hρg (2) P0 + (3) P0 + (4) P0 +
3 3 3

8. Find horizontal acceleration a0 so that we can see the base of container?

a0
L
3L

g g 2g
(1) (2) (3) (4) g
3 2 3

9. If container is accelerating horizontally with acceleration a0 as shown, then:-

a0
θ

a0 a0 a0
(1) sin θ = (2) cos θ = (3) tan θ = (4) θ does not depend on a0
g g g

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10. The area of cross-section of the two vertical arms of a hydraulic press are 1 cm and 10 cm
respectively. A force of 10 N applied, as shown in the figure, to a tight fitting light piston in the
thinner arm balances a force F applied to the corresponding piston in the thicker arm. Assuming
that the levels of water in both the arms are the same, we can conclude:

(1) F = 100 N
(2) F = 50 N
(3) F = 25 N
(4) F, as applied, cannot balance the effect of the force on the first piston

  
11. Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the magnitudes of the forces Fa , ,Fb and Fc required to
balance the masses. The masses (on same area) are in kilograms.

(1) Fa = Fb = Fc (2) Fa > Fb = Fc (3) Fb > Fa = Fc (4) Fc > Fa > Fb

Answer Key
ELP-03
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (3)
6. (2) 7. (4) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (2)
11. (3)

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 ELP No.-04

1. A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system as shown in figure falls freely
under gravity. The upthrust on the body due to the liquid is :
(1) Zero
(2) Equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body
(3) Equal to the weight of the body in air
(4) Equal to the weight of the immersed portion of the body in
the liquid

2. A ball is made of a material of density ρ where ρwater > ρ > ρoil with ρoil and ρwater representing the
densities of oil and water, respectively. The oil and water are immiscible. If the above ball is in
equilibrium in a mixture of this oil and water, which of the following pictures represents its
equilibrium position ?

(1) (2) (3) (4)

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3. If a block of wood floats in water with of its volume inside the water then what is the density of
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wood ?
(1) 600 (2) 400 (3) 800 (4) 1000

3 3
4. A block of wood of mass 2 kg and density 5 × 10 kg/m is suspended from a string. What will be
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the tension in the string if the block is completely immersed in water ? (g = 10 m/s )

(1) 16 (2) 20 (3) 22 (4) 12

5. Two spheres of volume 250 cc each but of relative densities 0.8 and 1.2 are connected by a string
and the combination is immersed in a liquid. Find the tension in the string :-

(1) 5.0 N (2) 0.5 N (3) 1.0 N (4) 2.0 N

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6. The spring balance A read 2 kg. with a block m suspended from it. A balance B reads 5 kg. when a
beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the
hanging mass is inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in fig. In this situation :-

(1) The balance A will read more than 2 kg.

(2) The balance B will read more than 5 kg.
(3) The balance A will read less than 2 kg and B will read more than 5 kg.
(4) The balance A and B will read 2 kg and 5 kg respectively.

7. A boat having a length of 3 metre and breadth 2 metre is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by one
cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is :
(1) 60 kg (2) 62 kg (3) 72 kg (4) 128 kg

8. A block of mass 10 kg connected to another hollow block of same size and negligible mass, by a
spring of spring constant 500 N/m, floats in water as shown in the figure. The compression in the
spring is

3 3 2
(ρwater = 1 × 10 kg/m , g = 10 m/s )

(1) 10 cm (2) 20 cm (3) 50 cm (4) 100 cm

9. The density of ice is x gm/cc, and that of water is y gm/cc, What is the change in volume (in cc),
when m gm of ice melts?
(1) m(y–x) (2) (y–x)/m (3) mxy(x–y) (4) m(1/x–1/y)

10. A wooden block floats in a liquid with 40% of its volume inside the liquid. When the vessel containing
the liquid starts rising upwards with acceleration a = g/2, the percentage of volume inside the liquid
is
(1) 20 % (2) 60 % (3) 30 % (4) 40 %

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11. A sample of metal weights 210 gram in air, 180 gram in water and 120 gram in an unknown liquid.
Then :-
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(1) the density of metal is 3 g/cm
3
(2) the density of metal is 7 g/cm
(3) density of metal is 4 times the density of the unknown liquid
(4) the metal will float in water

Answer Key
ELP-04
1. (1) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (2)
6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (4) 10. (4)
11. (2)

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 ELP No.-05 TOPIC: FLUID DYNAMIC

1. Which of the following diagrams does not represent a streamline flow:

(1) (2) (3) (4)

2. An incompressible liquid flows through a horizontal tube as shown in the following figure. Then find
the velocity v of the fluid

3. An incompressible liquid flow in a tube from left to right as shown in figure. d1 and d2 are the
diameters of the portions of the tube as shown. Find the ratio of speeds v1 and v2.

4. The pressure of water in a waterpipe when tap is opened and closed is 2 × 105 N/m2 and 2.5 × 105
N/m2 respectively. Find the velocity of water flowing from open tap.

5. In a horizontal pipe, the flowing oil pressure falls by 8 N/m2 between two points separated by 1m.
Find the change in kinetic energy per unit mass of oil at these points (ρoil = 800 kg/m3)

6. A cylindrical container of large area has a small hole of cross section area 1 cm2 at depth 10 m from
the top water surface. (g = 10m/s2)

Find out the following:

(a) Initial speed of efflux
(b) Time of flight
(c) Range
(d) Rate of flow

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7. A container of large area has a square hole of side L and a circular hole of radius R at depth h and
4h respectively from the top of water surface. If rate of flow from both holes are same then find
the relation between h and L.

8. A cylindrical tank 1m in radius rests on a platform 10 m high. Initially, the tank is filled with water
to a height of 10 m. A small plug whose area is 10–4 m2 is removed from an orifice located on the
side of the tank at the bottom. Calculate the:

(a) Initial speed with which water flows out from the orifice
(b) Initial speed with which the water strikes the ground.

9. A small hole of area of cross-section 2 mm2 is present near the bottom of a fully filled open tank
of height 2m. Taking g = 10 m/s2, the rate of flow of water through the open hole would be nearly:-
(1) 12.6 × 10–6 m3/s (2) 8.9 × 10–6 m3/s
(3) 2.23 × 10–6 m3/s (4) 6.4 × 10–6 m3/s

10. Water is filled in a fixed container filled upto a height of 13 m from ground. A sniper fires and makes
a small hole in the side at a height of 9m from the ground. The water jet strikes the ground at X
meter from the container. Find the value of X.

(1) 6 m (2) 9 m (3) 12 m (4) 13 m

11. A vent tank of large cross-sectional area has a horizontal pipe 0.12 m in diameter at the bottom.
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This holds a liquid whose density is 1500 kg/m to a height of 4.0 m. Assume the liquid is an ideal
fluid in laminar flow. In figure, the velocity with which fluid flows out is

(1) 2 5m / s (2) 5m / s (3) 4 5m / s (4) 10m / s

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12. A wind with speed 40 m/s blows parallel to the roof of a house. The area of the roof is 250 m2.
Assuming that the pressure inside the house is atmospheric pressure, the force exerted by the wind
on the roof and the direction of the force will be:
(ρair = 1.2 kg/m3)
(1) 4.8 × 105 N, upwards (2) 2.4 × 105 N, upwards
(3) 2.4 × 105 N, downwards (4) 4.8 × 105 N, downwards

13. The flow speeds of air on the lower and upper surfaces of the wing of an aeroplane are v and 2v
respectively. The density of air is ρ and surface area of wing is A. The dynamic lift on the wing is:-
(1) ρv 2 A (2) 2 ρv 2 A (3) (1 / 2) ρv 2 A (4) 2 ρv 2 A

14. An aeroplane of mass 3 × 104 kg and total wing area of 120 m2 is in a level flight at some height. The
difference in pressure between the upper and lower surfaces of its wings in kilopascalas is
(g = 10m/s2)
(1) 2.5 (2) 5.0 (3) 10.0 (4) 12.5

Answer Key
ELP-05
2
d2
1. (4) 2. v = 10 m/s 3. 2 4. 10 m/s 5. 10–2J/kg
d1

L
6. (a) 10 2 m/s (b) 1 sec (c) 10 2 m (d) 10−3 2 m3/s 7. R=
2π

8. (a) 10 2 m/s (b) 20 m/s 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (3) 12. (2)

13. (3) 14. (1)

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 ELP No.-06

Viscosity
–3 2
1. There is a 3mm thick layer of glycerine between a plate of area 10 m and a large plate. If the
coefficient of viscosity of glycerine is 2 kg/ms, then what force is required to move the smaller
plate with a velocity of 12 cm/s.

2. A cubical block of side ‘a’ and density ‘ρ’ slides over a fixed inclined plane with constant velocity
‘v’. There is a thin film of viscous fluid of thickness ‘t’ between the plane and the block. The find
the coefficient of viscosity of the thin film.

37°

3. Two small spherical metal balls, having equal masses, are made from materials of densities ρ 1 and
ρ 2(ρ 1 = 8ρ2) and have radii of 1mm and 2mm, respectively. They are made to fall vertically (from
rest) in a viscous medium whose coefficient of viscosity equals η and whose density is 0.1 ρ2. The
ratio of their terminal velocities would be:-
79 19 39 79
(1) (2) (3) (4)
72 36 72 36

4. Two drops of equal radius are falling through air with a steady velocity of 5 cm/s. If the two drops
coalesce, then its terminal velocity will be:-
1/3 1/3 1/3 2/3
(1) 4 × 5 cm/s (2) 4 cm/s (3) 5 × 4 cm/s (4) 4 × 5 cm/s

5. A ball rises to surface at a constant velocity in a liquid whose density is 4 times than that of the
material of the ball. Find the ratio of the force of friction acting on the rising ball and its weight.
(1) 3 : 1 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 1 : 4

6. A small sphere of radius ‘r’ falls from rest in a viscous liquid. As a result, heat is produced due to
viscous force. The rate of production of heat when the sphere attains its terminal velocity, is
proportional to:-
3 2 5 4
(1) r (2) r (3) r (4) r

7. A viscous liquid is flowing through two tubes which are connected in series. Their length are  and
4 and radius r and 2r respectively. Find the ratio of pressure difference across the first and second
tubes.

8. When a viscous liquid flows at a rate Q through a tube of radius r placed horizontally, a pressure
difference P develops across the ends of the tube. If the radius of the tube is doubled and rate of
flow also doubled. Then find out the pressure difference across the ends of the tube.
(1) 8P (2) P/8 (3) P/32 (4) P

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9. A rain drop of radius 0.3 mm falling vertically downwards in air has a terminal velocity of 1 m/s. The
viscosity of air is 18 × 10–5 poise. The viscous force on the drop is:
(1) 101.73 × 10–4 dyne (2) 101.73 × 10–5 dyne (3) 16.95 × 10–5 dyne (4) 16.95 × 10–4 dyne

10. A small steel ball of mass m and radius r is falling under gravity through a viscous liquid of
coefficient of viscosity η. If g is the value of acceleration due to gravity, then the terminal velocity
of the ball is proportional to (ignore buoyancy)
mgη mgr mg
(1) (2) mgηr (3) (4)
r η rη

11. A small steel ball falls through a syrup at a constant speed of 10 cm s–1. If the steel ball is pulled
upwards with a force equal to twice its effective weight, how fast will it move upward?
(1) 10 cm s–1 (2) 20 cm s–1 (3) 5 cm s–1 (4) zero

12. A metal ball B1 (density 3.2 g/cc) is dropped in water, while another metal ball B2 (density 6.0 g/cc)
is dropped in a liquid of density 1.6 g/cc. If both the balls have the same diameter and attain the
same terminal velocity, the ratio of viscosity of water to that of the liquid is:
(1) 2.0 (2) 0.5
(3) 4.0 (4) indeterminate due to insufficient data

13. If the terminal speed of a sphere of gold (density = 19.5 kg/m3) is 0.2 m/s in viscous liquid (density
= 1.5 kg/m3), find the terminal speed of a sphere of silver (density = 10.5 kg/m3) of the same size in
the same liquid:
(1) 0.1 m/s (2) 0.4 m/s (3) 0.133 m/s (4) 0.2 m/s

Answer Key
ELP-06

 3ρagt 
1. 0.08 N 2.  5v  3. (4) 4. (1) 5. (1)

6. (3) 7. 4:1 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (4)

11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (1)

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 ELP No.-07
Surface Tension
1. Spiders and insects move and run about on the surface of water without sinking because :
(1) Elastic membrane is formed on water due to property of surface tension
(2) Spiders and insects are lighter
(3) Spiders and insects swim on water
(4) Spiders and insects experience ':IP-thrust

2. stick of length 5 cm is floating on the surface of water. If one side of it has surface tension of 70
dyne/ cm and on the other side by keeping a piece of camphor the surface tension is reduced to
50 dyne/cm, then find the resultant force (in dyne) acting on the stick.

3. The length of a needle floating on water is 4 cm. Calculate the additional force required to pull the
–2
needle out of water. [ T = 7 x 10 N/m]

4. If a soap film is farmed on the frame then find the radius of

the wire to maintain equilibrium.
Surface tensionof soap solution= 5 × 10–3 
 
 5 3 2 
Density
= of wire = kg / m , g 10m / s 
 π 

5. Find the maximum weight of needle which can float on water having surface tension 0.073 N/m
length of needle is 1 cm.

6. Calculate work done required to increase the area of a rectangular film of liquid from (4cm × 5cm)
to (5cm × 6cm). (surface tension of the liquid is 0.3 N/m)

7. If a big drop of radius R spitted into 27 identical small droplets. Then find out work done in this
process.

–4
8. If workdone required to displace a movable wire by 2cm is 6 × 10 J. Then find out surface tension
of the soap solution.

6
9. Find out the percentage loss in surface energy when 10 small identical droplets are combined to
form a big drop.

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10. A big drop of radius 1 cm is converted into 1000 small identical droplets. If surface tension of liquid
is 70 dyne/cm. Then find out -
(1) radius of small drop
(2) work done required
(3) ratio of final surface energy to initial surface energy.

11. Prove that If two bubbles of radii r1 and r2 (r1 < r2) come in contact with each other then the radius
r1r2
of curvature of the common surface r = .
r2 − r1

12. If the excess pressure inside a liquid drop is 3 times of excess pressure of another liquid drop made
from same liquid. Find ratio of their volumes.

13. If the excess pressure inside a soap bubble is 8 mm of water column and radius is 0.1 mm. Find the
surface tension of bubble.

14. If the total pressure inside two soap bubbles are 1.02 atm and 1.03 atm respectively. Find ratio of
their volumes.

15. Two unequal soap bubbles are formed one on each side of a tube closed in the middle by a tap.
When the tap is opened, then find the direction of air flow in the tube and also comment on the
final size of both bubbles.

16. The excess pressure inside an air bubble of radius r just below the surface of water is p1. The excess
pressure inside a drop of the same radius just outside the surface is p2. If T is surface tension, then
find the relation between p1 and p2.

17. The excess pressure due to surface tension inside a spherical drop is 9 unit. If twenty seven such
drops combine then find the excess pressure due to surface tension inside the larger drop.

18. If a section of liquid drop (of radius R) through its centre is considered then find the force on one
half due to surface tension (T).

Answer Key
ELP-07

–3
1. (1) 2. 100 dyne 3. 5.6 × 10 N 4. 1.4 cm
–3 –4 2
5. 1.46 × 10 N 6. 6 × 10 J 7. 8πR T 8. 0.375 N/m 9. 99%
r1r2 1 –3
10. (1) 0.1 cm; (2) 7920; (3) 10 11. r= 12. 13. 2 × 10 N/m
r2 − r1 27
27
14. 15. A to B. A will shrink and B will expand. 16. P1 = P2
8
17. 3 unit 18. 2πrT

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 ELP No.-08

Surface Tension

1. A liquid does not wet the sides of a solid, if the angle of contact is
(1) Zero (2) Obtuse (more than 90°)
(3) Acute (less than 90°) (4) 45°

2. A true statement is:

(1) Angle of contact θ < 90°, if cohesive force < adhesive force × 2
(2) Angle of contact θ > 90°, if cohesive force < adhesive force × 2
(3) Angle of contact θ > 90°, if cohesive force = adhesive force × 2
(4) If the radius of capillary is reduced to half, the rise of liquid column becomes four times

3. Shape of meniscus for a liquid of zero angle of contact is:-

(1) Plane (2) parabolic (3) heli-spherical (4) cylindrical

4. Due to capillary action a liquid will rise in a tube if angle of contact is

(1) acute (2) obtuse (3) 90° (4) 180°

5. If the surface tension of a liquid is T and its surface area is increased by A, then the surface energy
of that surface will be increased by -
(1) AT (2) A/T (3) A2 (3) A2T2

6. The excess of pressure inside a soap bubble than that of the outer pressure is :
2T 4T T T
(1) (2) (3) (4)
r r 2r r

7. Inside a drop excess pressure is maximum in :-

(1) 0.200 μm diameter (2) 20. 0 μm diameter
(3) 200 μm diameter (4) 2.0 μm diameter

8. If more air is pushed in a soap bubble, the pressure in it :

(1) decreases (2) increase
(3) remains same (4) becomes zero

9. Water rises to height 'h' in capillary tube. If the length of capillary tube above the surface of water
is made less than 'h', then -
(1) water does not rise at all.
(2) water rises upto the tip of capillary tube and then starts overflowing like a fountain.
(3) water rises upto the top of capillary tube and stays there without overflowing.
(4) water rises upto a point a little below the top and stays there.

10. A soap bubble, having radius of 1 mm, is blown from is a detergent solution having a surface tension
of 2.5 × 10–2 N/m. The pressure inside the bubble equals at a point Z0 below the free surface of
water in a container. Taking g = 10m/s2 density of water = 103 kg/m3, the value of Z0 is:-
(1) 100 cm (2) 10 cm (3) 1 cm (4) 0.5 cm

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11. A certain number of spherical drops of a liquid of radius 'r' coalesce to form a single drop of radius
'R' and volume 'V. If 'T is the surface tension of the liquid, then :
 1 1  1 1
(1) energy = 4VT  −  is released (2) energy = 3VT  +  is absorbed
 r R  r R
 1 1
(3) energy = 3VT  −  is released (4) Energy is neither released nor absorbed
 r R

12. Calculate the height to which water will rise in a capillary tube of diameter 14.6 × 10–3 m. [Given: Surface
tension of water is 0.073 N/m, angle of contact is 0°, density of water is 1000 kg/m3, g = 10 m/s2]

13. A capillary tube of radius r can support a liquid of weight 6.28 × 10–4 N. If the surface tension of the
liquid is 2 × 10–2 N/m then find:
(1) Radius of capillary tube
(2) Internal circumference of capillary tube

14. Water rised to a height of 10mm in a capillary. If the radius of the capillary is made half of its
previous value then what is the new value of the capillary rise?

15. Water rises in a vertical capillary tube upto a length of 10cm. If the tube is inclintzd at 45° with the
Vertical then find the length of water risen in the tube.

16. In a capillary tube experiment, a vertical 30 cm long capillary is dipped in water. The water rises
upto a height of 10cm due to capillary action. If this experiment is conducted in a freely falling
elevator, what will be the length of water column.

17. Two capillary tubes of a radius r1 and r2 are vertically immersed in the same liquid, then find -
(A) Ratio of height of liquid rise
(B) Ratio of mass of liquid rise
(C) Ratio of potential energy of liquid rise

18. In a cylindrical vessel at its bottom a round hole of diameter 1mm is drilled and water is filled in it.
Find the maximum height to which water can be filled in it without leakage. (Surface tension of
water is 75 × 10–3 N/m, density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and angle of contact is 0°)

Answer Key
ELP-08

1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (1)

6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (3)

11. (3) 12. 2mm 13. (1) 5 mm; (2) 31.4 mm 14. 20 mm

r2 r
15. 10 2cm 16. 30 cm 17. (A) ; (B) 1 ; (C) 1 18. 3 cm
r1 r2

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