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A small spherical ball of radius r falls freely under gravity through a distance h before entering a tank of water. If, after entering the water, the velocity of the ball does not change, then h is proportional

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r2
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r3
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r4
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r5
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Solution

The correct option is C r4
Velocity acquired on falling a height h will be v=22gh
No change in velocity means the net force is zero i.e the viscous force is balancing the weight so 6πrηv=mg
or putting m=ρV=ρ4πr33 and v=22gh
so we get 6πrη22gh=ρ4πr33g
squaring both sides we get hr4

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