Stokes' Law: Why does viscous drag depend upon the radius of the spherical body?

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Stokes' Law gives us the value fo viscous force when a spherical body is under motion inside a fluid.
##F_{viscous} = 6\pi\eta av## (where ##a## is the radius of the spherical body and ##v## is the velocity with which it is moving)
What is the reason for the Viscous drag to depend upon the radius of the spherical body?
 
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The more area, the more grip !
 
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BvU said:
The more area, the more grip !
Is it like, more the area, more fluid in contact. Hence, it pulls more fluid with it, consequently the reaction force by the fluid on the body is more?
 
Yep !
Dutch expression: "big trees catch a lot of wind" :smile:
 
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