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Spherical balls of radius are falling in a viscous fluid of viscosity with a velocity . The retarding viscous force acting on the spherical ball is:

  1. A
    directly proportional to but inversely proportional to .
  2. B
    directly proportional to both radius and velocity .
  3. C
    inversely proportional to both radius and velocity .
  4. D
    inversely proportional to but directly proportional to velocity .

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

According to Stokes' Law, the viscous drag force on a spherical body is:

Where is viscosity, is radius, and is velocity.From the formula, and .

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Spherical balls of radius are falling in a viscous fluid of viscosity with a velocity . The retarding viscous force acting on the spherical ball is:
A
directly proportional to but inversely proportional to .
B
directly proportional to both radius and velocity .
C
inversely proportional to both radius and velocity .
D
inversely proportional to but directly proportional to velocity .

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