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Q.

If a ball of steel (density ρ=7.8 g cm-3) attains a terminal velocity of 10 cm s-1 when falling in a tank of water (coefficient of viscosity ηwater =8.5×10-4 Pa.s) then its terminal velocity in glycerin (ρ=1.2 g cm-3,η=13.2 Pa.s) would be, nearly

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a

6.25×10-4 cm s-1

b

1.6×10-5 cm s-1

c

6.45×10-4 cm s-1

d

1.5×10-5 cm s-1

answer is A.

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Use equation, vt=29(ρ-σ)r2gη

  v1v2=η2η1ρ-ρwater ρ-ρglycerin 

v210=7.8-1.213.2×8.5×10-47.8-1=0.625×10-4

 v2=6.25×10-4 cm/s

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