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The terminal velocity of a sphere moving through a viscous medium is :

A

directly proportional to the radius of the sphere

B

inversely proportional to the radius of the sphere

C

directly propotional to the square of the radius of sphere

D

inversely propotional to the square of the radius of sphere

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