Q. A given shaped glass tube having uniform cross section is filled with water and is mounted on a rotatable shaft as shown in figure. If the tube is rotated with a constant angular velocity when Physics Question Image

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Solution:

According to Bernoulli's principle
constant
At the sides the velocity is higher, so the pressure is lower. But the pressure at a given horizontal level must be equal therefore the liquid rises at the sides to some height to compensate for this drop in pressure.