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title: "According to the Continuity Equation for an incompressible fluid, what happens to the speed of the fluid as it moves from a wide pipe into a narrower section?"
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# According to the Continuity Equation for an incompressible fluid, what happens to the speed of the fluid as it moves from a wide pipe into a narrower section?

According to the Continuity Equation for an incompressible fluid, what happens to the speed of the fluid as it moves from a wide pipe into a narrower section?

- **A.** The speed increases because the pressure in the narrow section is higher.
- **B.** The speed increases to maintain a constant mass flow rate.
- **C.** The speed decreases because the fluid molecules are more crowded.
- **D.** The speed remains constant because the fluid is incompressible.

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