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Q. After terminal velocity is reached, the acceleration of a body falling through a fluid is

KEAMKEAM 2015Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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After terminal velocity is reached, the net acceleration of the body falling through a fluid is zero because the body after attaining terminal velocity will continue moving with same velocity through the viscous medium.