Eight spherical rain drops of the same mass and radius are falling down with a terminal speed of $6\, cm -s^{-1}$ . If they coalesce to form one big drop, what will be the terminal speed of the bigger drop ? (Neglect the buoyancy of the air) ....... $cm -s^{-1}$
  • A$1.5$
  • B$6$
  • C$24$
  • D$32$
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