Water coming out of a horizontal tube at a speed $v$ strikes a vertical wall normally,close to the mouth of the tube,and falls down vertically after impact. When the speed of water is increased to $2v$:

  • A
    the thrust exerted by the water on the wall will be doubled.
  • B
    the thrust exerted by the water on the wall will be four times.
  • C
    the energy lost per second by water striking the wall will be increased eight times.
  • D
    $B$ and $C$ both.

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