Newton's laws and momentum

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A student wants to investigate how the terminal velocity of a streamlined capsule falling through a viscous liquid depends on its mass. They are provided with a tall glass cylinder filled with castor oil, a hollow plastic capsule, several identical steel bearings (which can be sealed inside the capsule to vary its mass), a stopwatch, and a metre rule.

Experimental setup showing the tall glass cylinder and metre rule

Describe an investigation to show how the terminal velocity of the capsule depends on the number of steel bearings inside it.

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