Mechanical Properties of Fluids · Viscosity
A spherical liquid drop of radius acquires the terminal velocity when it falls through a gas of viscosity . Now the drop is broken into 64 identical droplets and each droplet acquires terminal velocity falling through the same gas. The ratio of terminal velocities is .
- (1)4
- (2)0.25
- (3)32
- (4)16
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