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A small drop of water falls from rest through a large height h in air, the final velocity is

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proportional to

\sqrt{h}

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proportional to h

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inversely proportional to h

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independent of h

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Solution

The correct option is D independent of h
Terminal velocity is given by,
$v = \frac{2 r^{2} (ρ - σ) g}{9 η}$
We can clearly see that it is independent of height from which body is released

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