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To which quantity is the terminal velocity of a falling sphere directly proportional?

Correct answer D. The square of the diameter of the body

Explanation

By Stokes' law, terminal velocity is v = 2gr²(ρ − σ)/9η, which depends on the square of the radius and hence on the square of the diameter.

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