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Published on: August 14, 2026
A spherical liquid drop of radius R acquires the terminal velocity 
when falls through a gas of viscosity 
. Now the drop is broken into 64 identical droplets and each droplet acquires terminal velocity 
falling through the same gas. The ratio of terminal velocities 
is 
.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Using volume conservation,
Terminal velocity 
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