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What name is given to the drop in pressure that occurs when fluid speed increases in a horizontal pipe?

Correct answer D. Venturi effect

Explanation

In a Venturi tube the fluid speeds up through a narrow section and its pressure falls, a direct consequence of Bernoulli's equation used in Venturi meters.

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