Q.

A solid steel ball of diameter 3.6 mm acquired terminal velocity 2.45×10–2 m/s while falling under gravity through an oil of density 925 kg m–3. Take density of steel as 7825 kg m–3 and g as 9.8 m/s2. The viscosity of the oil in SI unit is          [2025]

1 2.18  
2 2.38  
3 1.68  
4 1.99  

Ans.

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vT ⇒ 29(ρ0–ρl)r2gη

η=29(7825–9252.45×10–2)×(1.8)2×10–6×9.8

η=1.99