Two hail stones with radii in the ratio of 1 : 2 fall from a great height through the atmosphere. Then the ratio of their momenta after they have attained terminal velocity will be
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, m ∝ r 3 , v ∝ r 2 ⇒ p ∝ r 5 then 
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