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Grade 12th passMechanics

A small pebble of 150 g is 3.4 km deep in the ocean and is falling with a constant terminal speed of 25m/s. What force does the water exert on the falling pebble??

Profile image of Ghufran Amanullah
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of saikumarboddeda
9 Years ago
gravitational force acts always downwards,bouancy force acts upwards in this situtation,viscous force it opposes the motion of the body
Profile image of Soumith Chowdary
9 Years ago
It is falling down with constant velocity.So net force acting on it Is 0. Bouant force and it`s weight are equal