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Physics Properties Of Matter Level: High School

Equation of Continuity

Calculate the mass flow rate (in g per second ) of blood (density = 1.0 g/cm^3) in an pipe with cross-sectional area of 2.0 cm^2 if the flow speed is .4 m/s . Assume that the aorta branches out into capillaries with a cross sectional area of 3 x 10^3 cm^2 , what is the flow speed in the capillaries ?