What Is the Minimum Speed Needed to Suspend a 1-Cm

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum speed needed to suspend a 1-cm perfectly spherical quartz grain?

• A)0.5 m/sec
• B)1 m/sec
• C)5 m/sec
• D)10 m/sec

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