Correct answer: (C) Ambient pressure at the nozzle exit.
Explanation
Perfect expansion means the nozzle expands the gas to the surrounding pressure, pe = pa. The pressure-thrust term (pe−pa)Ae is consequently zero. Exit stagnation pressure is generally higher than exit static pressure for moving flow and is not the matching quantity. Select C.
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