Question

A nice example of the difference that drag can make concerns raindrops. Consider a raindrop that has a radius of 2 mm and falls from a height of 1000 m. Further, let us approximate the raindrop as a smooth sphere.The density of water is 1 g/cm3. In real life, the raindrop experiences a considerable drag force. When the drag force is considered, approximately how fast will the raindrop be travelling when it strikes the ground?

Answer 1

For solving this problem, write the expression for the velocity of the drop under drag action and then substitute the values in standard international units.