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What is the velocity v of a metallic ball of radius r falling in a tank of liquid at the instant when its acceleration is one-half that of a freely falling body? (The densities of metal and of liquid are ρ and σ respectively, and the viscosity of the liquid is η ).

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Important Questions on Properties of Solid and Liquid

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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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Water is filled up to a height h in a beaker of radius R as shown in the figure. The density of water is ρ, the surface tension of water is T and the atmospheric pressure is po. Consider a vertical section ABCD of the water column through a diameter of the beaker. The force on water on one side of this section by water on the other side of this section has magnitude

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The work done to increase unit area of the liquid surface is equivalent to
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Assertion: If work done in increasing the size of a soap film from 10cm×4cm to 10cm×8cm is 2×10-4J, then the surface tension is 5×10-4Nm-1.
Reason:Work done= Surface tension×increase in area .

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A thread is tied slightly loose to a wire frame as in the figure and the frame is dipped into a soap solution and taken out. The frame is completely covered with the film. When the portion A is punctured with a pin, the thread

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In a capillary tube having area of cross-section "A", water rises to a height 'h'. If cross sectional area is reduced to 'A'9, the rise of water in the capillary tube is

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Three liquids of densities ρ1, ρ2 and ρ3 (with ρ1>ρ2>ρ3, having the same value of surface tension T, rise to the same height in three identical capillaries. The angles of contact θ1 θ2 and θ3 obey 

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A capillary tube of radius r is immersed in water and water rises in it to a height h. The mass of water in the capillary tube is 5g. Another capillary tube of radius 2r is immersed in water. The mass of water that will rise in this tube is