A baseball has a terminal speed of 42 m/s in air (ρ = 1.2 kg/m3). What would be its terminal speed in water (ρ = 1.0 x 103 kg/m3)?

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A baseball has a terminal speed of 42 m/s in air (ρ = 1.2 kg/m3). What would be its terminal speed in water (ρ = 1.0 x 103 kg/m3)?
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42 m/s
1.5 m/s
1200 m/s
18 m/s
0.05 m/s
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