Q.

A spherical ball is dropped in a long column of a highly viscous liquid. The curve in the graph shown, which represents the speed of the ball (v) as a function of time (t) is   [2022]

1 A  
2 B  
3 C  
4 D  

Ans.

(2)

Initially, when the ball starts falling down, due to the force of gravity, the speed of ball increases and the viscous drag force increases also (it depends on speed F=6πηrv). As the viscous force balances the force of gravity, the net acceleration of the ball is zero, and it starts moving with constant velocity called terminal velocity.
So, option (2) is correct.