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A long cylindrical vessel is half filled with a liquid. When the vessel is rotated about its own vertical axis, the liquid rises up near the wall. If the radius of vessel is 5 cm and its rotational speed is 2 rotations per second, then the difference in the heights between the centre and the sides, in cm, will be :
- A2.0
- B1.2
- C0.1
- D0.4
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Correct answer: A
- Surface shape of a rotating liquid
When a liquid in a cylindrical vessel rotates with angular speed , its free surface becomes a paraboloid. The height difference between the liquid surface at radius and at the centre is
Here, the required difference is between the centre and the side wall, so we take .
- Given data
- Radius of vessel:
- Rotational speed:
Therefore, angular speed is
- Substitute into the formula
Now,
and
So,
- Convert to cm
So the height difference is approximately
- Check options
- A: ✅
- B: ❌
- C: ❌
- D: ❌
Therefore, the correct option is A.
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