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JEE Advanced · Physics · 11. Properties of Fluids

Consider two solid spheres P and Q each of density 8 gm cm-3 and diameters 1 cm and 0.5 cm, respectively. Sphere P is dropped into a liquid of density 0.8 gm cm-3 and viscosity η=3 poiseulles. Sphere Q is dropped into a liquid of density 1.6 gm cm-and viscosity η=2 poiseulles. the ratio of the terminal velocities of P and Q is.

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 4
  4. D 3
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(D) 3

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VT r2dm-dLn
VTPVTQ=rPrQ2×nL2nL1×dm-dL1dm-dL2
VTPVTQ=212×23×8-0.88-1.6
VTPVTQ=3
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