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A typical riverborne silt particle has a radius of `20(mu)m` and a density of `2xx10^(3) kg//m^(3)`. The viscosity of water is `1.0 mPI`. Find the terminal speed with which such a particle will settle to the bottom of a motionless volume of water.

A

0.67

B

0.77

C

0.87

D

0.97

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