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We have three beakers A , B and C containing glycerine, water and kerosene respectively. They are stirred vigorously and placed on a table. The liquid which comes to rest at the earliest is

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Since the coefficient of viscosity of glycerine is greater than that of the water, therefore, the opposition offered to the relative motion between different layers of the glycerine will be greater as compared to that in case of water. So, glycerine will come to rest earlier than water.
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