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JEE Main 20236 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
6 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Mechanical Properties of Fluids

JEE Main 2023 · 6 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids

A small ball of mass M and density ρ is dropped in a viscous liquid...

A small ball of mass MM and density ρρ is dropped in a viscous liquid of density ρ0{ρ}_{0}. After some time, the ball falls with a constant velocity. What is the viscous force on the ball?

Options

  1. AF=Mg(1+ρ0ρ)F = Mg\left(1 + \dfrac{{ρ}_{0}}{ρ}\right)
  2. BF=Mg(1+ρρ0)F = Mg\left(1 + \dfrac{ρ}{{ρ}_{0}}\right)
  3. CF=Mg(1−ρ0ρ)F = Mg\left(1 - \dfrac{{ρ}_{0}}{ρ}\right)
  4. DF=Mg(1±ρρ0)F = Mg\left(1 \pm ρ{ρ}_{0}\right)

Correct answer

C. F=Mg(1−ρ0ρ)F = Mg\left(1 - \dfrac{{ρ}_{0}}{ρ}\right)

Step-by-step solution

The buoyant force is given by

B=Vρ0gB = V{ρ}_{0}g

where VV is the volume of the ball. The weight of the ball

W=Mg=VρgW = Mg = Vρg, is acting in the opposite direction of the buoyant force . Hence, at terminal velocity

Mg−B=FvMg - B = {F}_{v}

⇒B+Fv=Mg⇒ B + {F}_{v} = Mg

⇒Fv=Vρg−Vρ0g⇒Fv=ρVg(1−ρ0ρ)⇒Fv=Mg(1−ρ0ρ)⇒ {F}_{v} = Vρg - V{ρ}_{0}g ⇒ {F}_{v} = ρVg ( 1 - \dfrac{{ρ}_{0}}{ρ} ) ⇒ {F}_{v} = Mg ( 1 - \dfrac{{ρ}_{0}}{ρ} )

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