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If the radius of dentinal tubule is halved, the flow rate will decrease by:

A
2 times
B
4 times
C
8 times
D
16 times
High-Yield Explanation
Flow rate is a function of tubule diameter,pulpal pressure difference,viscosity and tubule length.  A two fold reduction which means making it half, results in a 16 fold reduction as per the formula.

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