A boy threw a rubber ball into a lake. The spherical rubber ball has a diameter of 7.5 cm and a density of 1100 kg/m³ was dropped into the lake water with a temperature of 25°C. i. Determine the terminal velocity of the ball in the water. ii. Prove that the assumption you made for answering (i) is correct

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Question : A boy threw a rubber ball into a lake. The spherical rubber ball has a diameter of 7.5 cm and a density of 1100 kg/m³ was dropped into the lake water with a temperature of 25°C.

i. Determine the terminal velocity of the ball in the water.

ii. Prove that the assumption you made for answering (i) is correct

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