A straight line is obtained on plotting reciprocal of filtration rate vs. the volume of filtrate for __________ flow of filtrate. (A) Compressible cakes and laminar (B) Incompressible cake and laminar (C) Compressible cake and turbulent (D) Incompressible cake and turbulent

A straight line is obtained on plotting reciprocal of filtration rate vs. the
volume of filtrate for __________ flow of filtrate.
(A) Compressible cakes and laminar
(B) Incompressible cake and laminar
(C) Compressible cake and turbulent
(D) Incompressible cake and turbulent
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(B) Incompressible cake and laminar
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