Derive the following equation for viscosity of a fluid that you were given on Slide 8...

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Derive the following equation for viscosity of a fluid that you were given on Slide 8 of the 'PDF 04_Instrumentation' lecture notes for a 'falling sphere' viscometer: 2R²(Ps - p)g 9VT Ris the radius of the sphere Ps is the density of the sphere p is the density of the fluid Vr is the terminal velocity of the sphere where: HINT: As mentioned on the slide, that equation is useful only for "high viscosity fluids" which would suggest that the Reynolds number is very low. Derive the following equation for viscosity of a fluid that you were given on Slide 8 of the 'PDF 04_Instrumentation' lecture notes for a 'falling sphere' viscometer: 2R²(Ps - p)g 9VT Ris the radius of the sphere Ps is the density of the sphere p is the density of the fluid Vr is the terminal velocity of the sphere where: HINT: As mentioned on the slide, that equation is useful only for "high viscosity fluids" which would suggest that the Reynolds number is very low.