A smooth 12-cm-diameter sphere is immersed in a streamof 20°C water moving at 6 m/s. The appropriate Reynoldsnumber of this sphere is approximately(a) 2.3 E5, (b) 7.2 E5, (c) 2.3 E6, (d) 7.2 E6, (e) 7.2 E7

A smooth 12-cm-diameter sphere is immersed in a streamof 20°C water moving at 6 m/s. The appropriate Reynoldsnumber of this sphere is approximately(a) 2.3 E5, (b) 7.2 E5, (c) 2.3 E6, (d) 7.2 E6, (e) 7.2 E7

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A smooth 12-cm-diameter sphere is immersed in a stream
of 20°C water moving at 6 m/s. The appropriate Reynolds
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(a) 2.3 E5, (b) 7.2 E5, (c) 2.3 E6, (d) 7.2 E6, (e) 7.2 E7

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