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PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
Class 11 - Physics
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 30

1. If the work done in blowing a bubble of volume V is W, then the work done in blowing a soap [1]
bubble of volume 2V will be
3 –

a) √4W b) W
–
c) √2W d) 2W
2. What will be the height of a liquid column in a capillary tube on the surface of the moon? [1]

a) 1/6th of what was on earth's surface b) Six times that on the earth's surface

c) It will remain unchanged d) 36 times that on earth's surface

3. A liquid drop of radius R is broken up into N small droplets. The work done is proportional to( [1]
1

take N 3 >> 1).

1

a) N 3 b) N
−2

c) N 3 d) N
−0.5

4. Which one of the following statements is correct for fluid passing through the narrow part of [1]
the non-uniform pipe?

a) its velocity decreases but its pressure b) its velocity and pressure both
increases increase

c) its velocity increases but its pressure d) its velocity and pressure both
decreases decrease
5. Along a streamline [1]

a) the velocity of all fluid particles at a b) the velocity of all fluid particles
given instant is constant. crossing a given position is constant.

c) the velocity of a fluid particle d) the speed of a fluid particle remains

remains constant. constant.
6. A tall cylinder is filled with viscous oil. A round pebble is dropped from the top with zero [1]
initial velocity. From the plot shown in Fig., indicate the one that represents the velocity (v) of
the pebble as a function of time (t).

a) b)

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 c) d)

7. Water rises to a height of 16.3 cm in a capillary of height 18 cm above the water level. If the [1]
tube is suddenly cut at a height of 12 cm.

a) the height of the water in the b) water will stay at a height of 12 cm

capillary will be 10.3 cm in the capillary tube

c) water will come as a fountain from d) water will flow down the sides of the
the capillary tube capillary tube
8. Why are rain drops spherical? [1]
9. If the rate of flow of liquid through a horizontal pipe of length l and radius R is Q. What is rate [1]
of flow of liquid if length and radius of tube is doubled?
10. The paints and lubricating oils have low surface tension. Why? [1]

11. A metal block of area 0.10 m2 is connected to a 0.010 kg mass via a string that passes over an [2]

ideal pulley (considered massless and frictionless), as in the figure.

A liquid with a film thickness of 0.30 mm is placed between the block and the table. When
released the block moves to the right with a constant speed of 0.085 m s-1. Find the coefficient
of viscosity of the liquid.
 
12. What are the limitations of Bernoulli's theorem? [2]
13. A U-shaped wire is dipped in a soap solution and removed. The thin soap film formed between [2]
the wire and the light slider supports a weight of 1.5 × 10-2 N (which includes the small
weight of the slider). The length of the slider is 30 cm. What is the surface tension of the film?
14. What is Bernoulli’s theorem? Show that sum of pressure, potential and kinetic energy in the [3]
streamline flow is constant?
15. If a drop of liquid breaks into smaller droplets, it results in lowering of temperature of the [3]

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 droplets. Let a drop of radius R, break into N small droplets each of radius r. Estimate the drop
in temperature.
16. A fully loaded Boeing aircraft has a mass of 3.3 × 105 kg. Its total wing area is 500 m2. It is in [3]
level flight with a speed of 960 km/h.
i. Estimate the pressure difference between the lower and upper surfaces of the wings
ii. Estimate the fractional increase in the speed of the air on the upper surface of the wing
relative to the lower surface. [The density of air is ρ = 1.2 kgm-3]
17. Explain why [5]
i. To keep a piece of paper horizontal, you should blow over, not under, it.
ii. When we try to close a water tap with our fingers, fast jets of water gush through the
openings between our fingers.
iii. The size of the needle of a syringe controls flow rate better than the thumb pressure
exerted by a doctor while administering an injection.
iv. A fluid flowing out of a small hole in a vessel results in a backward thrust on the vessel.
v. A spinning cricket ball in air does not follow a parabolic trajectory.

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