In order to determine the settling characteristics of a sediment, you drop a sample of the material

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In order to determine the settling characteristics of a sediment, you drop a sample of the material into a column of water. You measure the time it takes for the solids to fall a distance of $2 \mathrm{ft}$ and find that it ranges from 1 to $20 \mathrm{~s}$. If the solid has a $S G=2.5$, what is the range of particle sizes in the sediment, in terms of the diameters of equivalent spheres?

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