Correct Bernoulli's equation is (symbols have their usual meaning) :
- P + 12 gh + 12 v2 = constant
- P + mgh + 12mv2 = constant
- P + gh + v2 = constant
- P + gh + 12 v2 = constant
Answer
(4) P + gh + 12 v2 = constant
Solution
Bernoulli: pressure energy + PE + KE, each per unit volume, is constant along a streamline.
Per unit volume: PE = gh, KE = 12 v2
P + gh + 12 v2 = constant
(A): 12 gh is not PE per unit volume, so (A) is wrong
(B): mgh, 12mv2 are energies, not energies per unit volume, so (B) is wrong
(C): the KE term lacks 12, so (C) is wrong
Answer: (4)