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When the diameter of a pipe is halved for the same flow rate, the velocity becomes:

  1. Twice as large
  2. Four times as large
  3. Half as large
  4. One-fourth as large

Answer

B. Four times as large

Solution

V 1/D2 for a given Q.

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