MHT CET 2024 Physics question

PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsMHT CET 2024

Two rain drops of same radius are falling through air each with a steady speed of 5 cm/s. If the drops coalesce, the new steady velocity of big drop will be

Answer: (D)

Solution

Terminal velocity of a sphere in a fluid is , i.e. . On coalescence, volume is conserved: , so . Then

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