if a small stone is thrown in one beaker of water and another stone thrown in a beaker of oil simultaneously, which one will reach faster to the base and why

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the stone thrown in water containing beaker will reach base faster when compared to oil because oil is a viscous liquid and will oppose the downward motion of the stone due to fluid friction and retard its fall.

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