alleryStart learning →When a viscous fluid flows through a tube, where is its speed greatest?
ANear the walls
BNear the centre line
CEqual everywhere
DAt the entrance only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Near the centre line
Friction with the wall slows the outer layers, so the central layers move fastest.
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