Consider two solid spheres P and Q each of density 8gmcm−3 and diameters 1cm and 0.5cm respectively. Sphere P is dropped into a liquid of density 0.8gmcm−3 and viscosity η=3 poiseulles. Sphere Q is dropped into a liquid of density 1.6gmcm−3 and viscosity η=2 poiseuille. The ratio of the terminal velocities of P and Q is
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Solution
Terminal velocity, vr=29r2η(ρ−σ)g , where ρ is the density of the solid sphere and σ is the density of the liquid. ∴vPvQ=(8−0.8)×(12)2×2(8−1.6)×(14)2×3=3