Figure 8 shows the graph of velocity against time for a small steel ball falling in a viscous liquid.
(i) Describe the motion of the steel ball as represented by part OA.
(ii) Explain why the velocity between A and B is constant.
Answer:
i)- The steel ball accelerates towards the bottom because its weight is greater
than the sum of upward forces.
ii)- The sum of upward forces (viscosity+upward) becomes equal to weight and the
resultant force is zero. The ball therefore attains a constant velocity