Two Equal Drops Of Water Are Falling Through Air With A Steady Velocity v. If The Drops Coalesced, What Will Be The New Velocity.

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Question

Two equal drops of water are falling through air with a steady velocity v. If the drops coalesced, what will be the new velocity.

Solution

Correct option is

 

Let r be the radius of each drop. The terminal velocity vT of a drop of radius r is given by 

           

Now when two drops each of radius r coalesce to form a new drop, the volume of coalesced drop will be given by 

           

So the radius of the coalesced drop will be

           

Hence, the new terminal velocity of the coalesced drop 

              

So dividing eq. (ii) by (i) 

           

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