alleryStart learning →The Stokes drag force acts in which direction relative to the sphere's velocity?
AAlong the velocity
BPerpendicular to it
COpposite the velocity
DIn a random way
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Opposite the velocity
Drag always opposes the relative motion.
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