In an experiment to verify Stokes' law,a small spherical ball of radius $r$ and density $\rho$ falls under gravity through a distance $h$ in air before entering a tank of water. If the terminal velocity of the ball inside water is the same as its velocity just before entering the water surface,then the value of $h$ is proportional to: (ignore viscosity of air)

  • A
    $r$
  • B
    $r^{4}$
  • C
    $r^{3}$
  • D
    $r^{2}$

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