What is the velocity $v$  of a metallic ball of radius $r$  falling in a tank of liquid at the instant when its acceleration is one-half that of a freely falling body ? (The densities of metal and of liquid are $\rho$ and $\sigma$ respectively, and the viscosity of the liquid is $\eta$).
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