Sixty four raindrops of radius 1 mm each falling down with a terminal velocity of 10 cm/s coalesce to form a bigger drop. The terminal velocity of bigger drop is cm/s.
Answer
160
Solution
Since volume is conserved,
64 43 r3 = 43 R3
R = 4r
The terminal velocity vt = 2r2( - )g9 , so vt r2 and
v' = 10 42 = 160 cm/s
Answer: 160