Estimate how long a COVID-19 infected droplet will remain in the air when exhaled. Treat the droplet as a sphere of water with a 5 µm radius. Use the size and density of water to determine the mass of the sphere. Find the terminal velocity of the droplet and, using a reasonable height, approximate the time the droplet will remain in the air.

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Estimate how long a COVID-19 infected droplet will remain in the air when exhaled. Treat the droplet as a sphere of water with a 5 µm radius. Use the size and density of water to determine the mass of the sphere. Find the terminal velocity of the droplet and, using a reasonable height, approximate the time the droplet will remain in the air.
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