Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a drop of rain falling down with a constant speed,

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asked Feb 23, 2018 in Physics by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 11
Give the magnitude and direction of the net force acting on a drop of rain falling down with a constant speed,

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answered Feb 23, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Zero net force
The 
rain drop is falling with a constant speed.
Hence,
it acceleration is zero. As per Newton’s second law of motion, the net force acting on the rain drop is zero.

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