alleryThe word efflux, as used for fluids, means:
AFluid inflow
BFluid at rest
CFluid whirl
DFluid outflow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Fluid outflow
1. The term describes liquid leaving a vessel through a hole.
2. Torricelli's law gives the speed at which it leaves.
3. Efflux means fluid outflow.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Mechanical Properties of Fluids._
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