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Mechanical Properties of Fluids
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In hilly area, water pipes get burst during winter. Why?

Answer

The density of water is maximum at 4°C and freezing point of water is 0°C. Therefore, when water freezes it will expand and due to increase in volume, the pipes burst.

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Some More Questions From Mechanical Properties of Fluids Chapter

What determines the natural frequency of an oscillator?

Is there any relation between uniform circular motion and simple harmonic motion?

What is periodic motion?

Write down the expression for the instantaneous velocity and acceleration of particle vibrating in simple harmonic motion.

How do you define the mean position of particle executing simple harmonic motion?

Define amplitude.

What is the net displacement of the particle executing simple harmonic motion in one complete oscillation?

Are all the periodic motions simple harmonic?

Does the time period of particle vibrating in simple harmonic motion depend upon its displacement?