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Terminal Velocity

Small water droplets of radius 0.01 mm0.01\text{ mm} are formed in the upper atmosphere and falling with a terminal velocity of 10 cm/s10\text{ cm/s}. Due to condensation, if 8 such droplets are coalesced and formed a larger drop, the new terminal velocity will be ________ cm/s\text{cm/s}.

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Answer: 40

  1. v∝r2v \propto r^2; volume conserved: R=81/3r=2rR = 8^{1/3}r = 2r.
  2. v′=22×10=40v' = 2^2 \times 10 = 40 cm/s
  3. New terminal velocity =40= 40 cm/s.
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