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Water flows through a convergent mouthpiece of diameter 4 cm at convergence under a head of 3 metres. If the maximum vacuum pressure is 9 metres of water, the maximum diameter of divergence, to aviod separation of flow, is

4 cm
6 cm
2 cm
23 cm.

Correct Answer: 2 cm

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