Viscous force at terminal velocity equals weight minus buoyancy
This type of question, asked 6 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 15 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2024 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2 May 2023 S2
7A ball rises to the surface at a constant velocity in a liquid whose density is 4 times greater than that of the material of the ball. The ratio of the force of friction acting on the rising ball and its weight isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
15 May 2023 S2
41A ball rises to surface at a constant velocity in liquid whose density is 3 times greater than that of the material of the ball. The ratio of force of friction acting on the rising ball to its weight isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
10 May 2024 S2
27A metal sphere of mass '' and density '' falls with terminal velocity through a container containing liquid. The density of liquid is ''. The viscous force acting on the sphere isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
25 Apr 2025 S1
34The velocity of small spherical ball of mass ' ' and density ' ', when dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after some time. The viscous force acting on the ball if density of glycerine is ' ' isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
11 Apr 2026 S1
110A spherical ball of radius mm and density g/cc is dropped in glycerine of coefficient of viscosity poise and density g/cc. Viscous force on the ball when it attains constant velocity is N. The value of is (Given, and )Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
15 May 2026 S2
111The velocity of a small ball of mass and density when dropped in a container filled with glycerine becomes constant after some time. If density of glycerine is then the viscous force acting on the ball will be (=acceleration due to gravity)Tap an option to check your answer.