A soil is composed of solid spherical grains of identical specific gravity and diameter between 0.075 mm and 0.0075 mm. If the terminal velocity of the largest particle falling through water without flocculation is 0.5 mm/s, that for the smallest particle would be

A soil is composed of solid spherical grains of identical specific gravity and diameter between 0.075 mm and 0.0075 mm. If the terminal velocity of the largest particle falling through water without flocculation is 0.5 mm/s, that for the smallest particle would be

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A soil is composed of solid spherical grains of identical specific gravity and
diameter between 0.075 mm and 0.0075 mm. If the terminal velocity of the largest
particle falling through water without flocculation is 0.5 mm/s, that for the
smallest particle would be

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