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A spherical solid ball of volume V is made of a material of density . It is falling through a liquid of density . Assume that the liquid applies a viscous force on the ball that is proportional to the square of its speed v. i.e., . The terminal speed of the ball is -

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:

Solution force diagram: upward buoyancy and viscous drag, downward weight

At terminal speed, net force is zero.
Weight acts downward; buoyancy and viscous drag act upward:

Rearrange:


Hence A.

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:FluidSubtopic:Viscosity
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