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A sphere is dropped gently into a medium of infinite extent. As the sphere falls, the force acting downwards on it.

A

remains constnat.

B

decreases for sometime and then becomes constant.

C

increases for sometime and then becomes constant.

D

decreases for sometime and then becomes zero.

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