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When the terminal velocity is reached, the acceleration of a body moving through a viscous medium is ________.

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negative

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positive

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zero

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C zero
At terminal velocity, the viscous force balances the gravitational force, and net acceleration of body becomes zero.

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