A spherical object of mass 1 kg and radius 1 m is falling vertically d...
Given:
Mass of the sphere (m) = 1 kg
Radius of the sphere (r) = 1 m
Velocity of the sphere (v) = 2 m/s
Coefficient of viscosity of the liquid (η) = 1/18 N-s/m^2
We need to find the time it takes for the velocity of the sphere to decrease to 0.5 m/s.
The force acting on the sphere due to viscosity is given by Stokes' law:
F = 6πηrv
where F is the viscous drag force, η is the coefficient of viscosity, r is the radius of the sphere, and v is the velocity of the sphere.
Applying Newton's second law of motion, we have:
F = ma
where m is the mass of the sphere and a is the acceleration of the sphere.
- Applying Newton's second law of motion
Since the sphere is falling vertically downward, the gravitational force acting on the sphere is given by:
Fg = mg
where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
The net force acting on the sphere is the difference between the gravitational force and the viscous drag force:
Fnet = Fg - F
- Net force acting on the sphere
The net force acting on the sphere causes the sphere to accelerate. Using Newton's second law of motion, we have:
Fnet = ma
Solving for a, we get:
a = Fnet/m
- Acceleration of the sphere
Since the sphere is falling vertically downward, the acceleration due to gravity is given by:
g = 9.8 m/s^2
Substituting the values, we get:
a = (mg - 6πηrv)/m
- Substituting the given values
Substituting the given values, we have:
a = (1*9.8 - 6π*(1/18)*1*2)/1
= (9.8 - (2/9)*π)/1
≈ 9.8 - 0.698
- Calculating acceleration of the sphere
The time taken for the velocity of the sphere to decrease from 2 m/s to 0.5 m/s can be calculated using the equation of motion:
v = u + at
where u is the initial velocity, v is the final velocity, a is the acceleration, and t is the time taken.
- Equation of motion
Rearranging the equation, we have:
t = (v - u)/a
Substituting the values, we get:
t = (0.5 - 2)/(9.8 - 0.698)
- Calculating time taken
Simplifying, we get:
t ≈ (-1.5)/9.102 ≈ -0.164
Since time cannot be negative, we take the absolute value:
t ≈ 0.164
- Answer
Therefore, the time it takes for the velocity of the sphere to decrease to 0.5 m/s is approximately 0.164 seconds.
The correct answer is option C) 3 ln 4 s.
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