An open vessel full of water is falling freely under gravity. There is a small hole in one face of t

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An open vessel full of water is falling freely under gravity. There is a small hole in one face of the vessel, as shown in the figure. The water which comes out from the hole at the instant when hole is at height H above the ground, strikes the ground at a distance of x from P. Which of the following is correct for the situation described?

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As vessel is falling freely under gravity, the pressure at all points within the liquid remains the same as the atmospheric pressure. If we apply Bernoulli′s theorem just inside and outside the hole, then
P_inside + + ρg_eff y = p_outside + + ρg_eff y
v_inside = 0 p_inside = p_outside = p₀ [atmospheric pressure]
Therefore, v_outside = 0. i.e., no water comes out.

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