If you immerse a tin can with a small hole in it in water so that water spurts through the hole, what will be the direction of water flow where the hole is?
To Find: The direction of water flow when one immerses a tin can with a small hole in it so that water spurts through the hole.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Liquid exert pressure on the object which is immersed in it. Liquid always flows from high pressure to low pressure.
As a tin can is dipped inside the water, pressure inside the tin can is low and pressure outside the tin can is high. So, water would flow and spurt through the hole. The flow of water is from high pressure to low pressure. The direction of water is perpendicular to the surface of tin can.
Conclusion:
The water flows into the can through the hole.
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