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A small spherical ball falling through a viscous medium of negligible density has terminal velocity v. Another ball of the same mass but of radius twice that of the earlier falling through the same viscous medium will have terminal velocity

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Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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Two solid spheres of the same metal but of mass M and 8M fall simultaneously in a viscous liquid. The ratio of terminal velocity of the second sphere to that of the first sphere is
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A small spherical body of radius r and density ρ moves with the terminal velocity v in a fluid of coefficient of viscosity η and density σ. What will be the net force on the body?

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Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the relation between the terminal velocity vT of a spherical body falling in a liquid and viscosity η of the liquid?
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Under a constant pressure head, the rate of flow of orderly volume flow of liquid through a capillary tube is V. if the length of the capillary is doubled and the diameter of the bore is halved, the rate of flow would become
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A solid sphere, of radius R acquires a terminal velocity v1 when falling (due to gravity) through a viscous fluid having a coefficient of viscosity η. The sphere is broken into 27 identical solid spheres. If each of these spheres acquires a terminal velocity, v2, when falling through the same fluid, the ratio v1v2 equals:
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The velocity of rain drop having radius 1 mm is 20 cm s-1. The velocity of raindrops of size 3 mm is
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What will be the approximate terminal velocity of a rain drop of diameter 1.8×10-3 m, when density of rain water 103kgm-3 and the coefficient of viscosity of air 1.8×10-5 N-sm-2 ?  (Neglect buoyancy of air)
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An air bubble of radius 1.0 cm rises with a constant speed of 3.5 mm s-1 through a liquid of density 1.75×103 kg m-3. Neglecting the density of air. the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid is _________ kgm-1 s-1
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In an experiment to verify Stokes law, a small spherical ball of radius r and density ρ falls under gravity through a distance h in air before entering a tank of water. If the terminal velocity of the ball inside water is same as its velocity just before entering the water surface, then the value of h is proportional to: (ignore viscosity of air)
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A rain drop of radius 0.3 mm has a terminal velocity in air of 1 m s-1. The viscosity of air is 8×10-5 poise. The viscous force on it is
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A metallic spherical ball of mass M is dropped into a liquid and after some time it reaches a terminal velocity of v. If another spherical ball of mass 8M made of the same metal is dropped into the same liquid, then its terminal velocity will be (assume the spheres to be uniformly dense)
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Which of the following option correctly describes the variation of the speed υ and acceleration 'a' of a point mass falling vertically in a viscous medium that applies a force F=-kυ , where 'k' is a constant, on the body? (Graphs are schematic and not drown to scale)
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A raindrop with radius R=0.2 mm falls from a cloud at a height h=2000 m above the ground. Assume that the drop is spherical throughout its fall and the force of buoyance may be neglected, then the terminal speed attained by the raindrop is : [Density of water fw=1000 kg m-3 and Density of air fa=1.2 kg m-3, g=10 m/s2 Coefficient of viscosity of air =1.8×10-5N s m-2

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A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge q is balanced in still air with a vertical uniform electric field of strength 81π7×105 V m-1. When the field is switched off, the drop is observed to fall with terminal velocity 2×10-3 m s-1. Given, g=9.8 m s-2, the viscosity of the air=1.8×10-5 N s m-2, and the density of the oil=900 kg m-3, the magnitude of q is
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In Millikan's oil drop experiment, what is viscous force acting on an uncharged drop of radius 2.0×10-5 m and density 1.2×103 kg m-3? Take viscosity of liquid =1.8×10-5 N s m-2. (Neglect buoyancy due to air).
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Two rain drops falling through air have radii in the ratio 1: 2. They will have terminal velocity in the ratio________
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What is the terminal velocity of air bubble of 1.0 mm in diameter rising in liquid of viscosity 0.85 N-s m-2 and density 900 kg m-3 ?(air density 1.293 kg m-3, g=9 m s-2
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Two rain drops falling through air have radii in the ratio 1: 2. They will have terminal velocity in the ratio
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Eight drops of water, each of radius 2 mm are falling through air at a terminal velocity of 8 cm s-1. If they coalesce to from a single drop, then the terminal velocity of combined drop will be:
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Two tubes of radii r1 and r2 and lengths l1 and l2, respectively, are connected in series and a liquid flows through each of them in stream line conditions. P1 and P2 are pressure differences across the two tubes. If P2 is 4P1 and l2 is l 1 4 then the radius r2 will be equal to :