A raindrop with radius R= 1.6 mm falls from a cloud that is at height h = 1200 m above the ground. The drag coefficient C for the drop is 0.60. Assume that the drop is spherical throughout its fall. The density of water ρw is 1000 kg/m3, and the density of air ρa is 1.2 kg/m3. If you know that the raindrop reaches terminal speed after falling just a few meters. What is the terminal speed?" a 7.6 m/s b 9.8 m/s c 4.6 m/s d The data is not enough to calculate the speed

A raindrop with radius R= 1.6 mm falls from a cloud that is at height h = 1200 m above the ground. The drag coefficient C for the drop is 0.60. Assume that the drop is spherical throughout its fall. The density of water ρw is 1000 kg/m3, and the density of air ρa is 1.2 kg/m3. If you know that the raindrop reaches terminal speed after falling just a few meters. What is the terminal speed?" a 7.6 m/s b 9.8 m/s c 4.6 m/s d The data is not enough to calculate the speed

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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