Describe briefly why the volume of an incompressible fluid that enters a section of…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

Describe briefly why the volume of an incompressible fluid that enters a section of pipe each second must equal the volume that leaves the section each second, even if the pipe’s diameter changes.

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