The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies (A) Directly as the velocity (B) Inversely as the square of the velocity (C) Approximately as the square of the velocity (D) Inversely as the square of the diameter

The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies
(A) Directly as the velocity
(B) Inversely as the square of the velocity
(C) Approximately as the square of the velocity
(D) Inversely as the square of the diameter
by

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(C) Approximately as the square of the velocity
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