The drag co-efficient for a bacterium moving in water at 1 mm/s, will
be of the following order of magnitude (assume size of the bacterium to be 1
micron and kinematic viscosity of water to be 10
-6m2
/s).
(A) 24000
(B) 24
(C) 0.24(D) 0.44

1 Answer

Answer :

(D) 0.44

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