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Stokes' law is a mathematical formula that describes the drag force preventing tiny, spherical particles from falling through a fluid medium. Learn Stokes’ Law in simple words – its statement, formula, step-by-step derivation, key assumptions, and practical applications. Understand viscous force and fluid motion with easy examples for students. Stoke's law was first proposed by the famous English scientist George Gabriel Stokes. This law tells us that the velocity of any object increases gradually when it is dropped in any medium until it reaches a constant velocity then that object proceeds without changing its velocity. Using Stokes’ Law provided in the lab manual, determine the viscosity (m) of the fluid using the average velocity of the three spheres. A common unit of viscosity is the Poise, or 1 g/cm.s.