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Stokes' Law

For a moving object in a viscous fluid.

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1. Stokes' Law

Stokes' Law applies to the motion of falling objects through fluids - providing a number of conditions are met: the velocity is relatively low, there is laminar flow and the object is a sphere. I look at the equation for Stokes' Law and also how the terminal velocity of a falling object is related to a number of factors.

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