Porous rock through which ground water can move is called and aquifer. The volume V of the water that, in time t, moves through a cross-section of area A of the aquifer is given by 

Where H is the vertical drop of the aquifer over the horizontal distance ‘L’. See figure. This relation iscalled DARCY’S LAW. The quantity K is the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer. What are the SI units of K.
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Ans. K ≡ m/s
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K ≡ m/s
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