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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 10-6 m2/s).

A. 24000

B. 24

C. 0.24

D. 0.44

Answer: Option D


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  1. Muhammad Moazzam
    Muhammad Moazzam :
    4 years ago

    A is right option
    There are two formulas of CD (Drag coefficient):
    1- CD = 24/Re
    2- CD = 0.44
    Ist formula would be used here

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