Water at 20°C is transported in a 10-cm-diameter cast iron horizontal pipe at a flow rate of 0.02 m^3/s. The pressure drop over 100 m of the pipe is nearest:

(A) 97 kPa
(B) 84 kPa
(C) 62 kPa
(D) 51 kPa


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