alleryBy Stokes' law, the viscous drag on a small sphere is proportional to:
AVelocity squared
BSquare of radius only
CRadius over velocity
DRadius times velocity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Radius times velocity
Stokes drag equals 6 pi times viscosity times radius times velocity, so it scales with the product of radius and speed.
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