We have three beakers $A, B$  and $ C $ containing glycerine, water and kerosene respectively. They are stirred vigorously and placed on a table. The liquid which comes to rest at the earliest is
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As the coefficient of viscosity of glycerin is greater than that of water, so the relative motion between different layers of glycerin is more strongly opposed compared to water. Hence glycerin comes to rest earlier than water.
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