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Agriculture · Q816

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 816

Q816

Stokes law, v = kr2 , value of k in 20°C in aqueous medium is

A.
37,400
B.
34,700
Answer
C.
43,700
D.
35,000

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Strokes law is derived by George Gabriel Strokes in 1851. It is the basis of the falling-sphere in which the fluid is stationary in a vertical glass tube. A sphere of known size and density is allowed to descend through the liquid.
Strokes law states that the force that resists the sphere's fall in a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the viscosity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
The value of k in 20°C in an aqueous medium is 34,700.