In a horizontal pipe, fluid moving from a wide to a narrow section:

  1. speeds up and its pressure rises
  2. keeps the same speed and pressure
  3. speeds up and its pressure drops
  4. slows and its pressure drops
Answer

C) speeds up and its pressure drops

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