Fluid Mechanics

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Spherical balls of radius RR are falling in a viscous fluid of viscosity η\eta with a velocity vv. The retarding viscous force acting on the spherical ball is

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Answer: (B) directly proportional to both radius RR and velocity vv.

Retarding viscous force =6πηRv=6 \pi \eta \mathrm{R} v

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