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Stokes law

The relation giving the settling velocity of a sphere in a fluid, proportional to the square of particle diameter and the density difference, and inversely proportional to viscosity.

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Explains why cream rises to the top of unhomogenised milk over time, and is used to design the centrifugal separators dairies run.

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