According to Torricelli's law, the speed of efflux ($v$) of a liquid from an open tank through a small hole at depth $h$

Question

According to Torricelli's law, the speed of efflux ($v$) of a liquid from an open tank through a small hole at depth $h$ below the free surface is given by:

Accepted Answer

According to Torricelli's law, the speed of efflux of liquid from a hole at depth $h$ is equal to the speed gained by a freely falling body from height $h$, i.e., $v = \sqrt{2gh}$.

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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