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AFTER BREAK:
Couple ways how droplets grow, condensation is one of those.
While droplet is smaller than 0l.1 mm, it has negligible fall speed, so it
remains suspended.
It starts raining when the drag with air due to gravity is overcome.
DRAG (friction with air) = acceleration due to gravity, terminal velocity is
constnt.
Downward force needs to overcome the friction of forming, depends on
viscosity of the air.
Upward forces: Total friction= Archimedes buoyancy due to air mass
displaced plus drag force)
mu = dynamic viscosity of air.
Terminal velocity is generally proportional to radius of droplet.
Droplets are not spherical, but that is assumed.
Terminal velocity has many formulas, it is determined by which radius
were in, which one we use.