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Q. statement 1: All the rain drops do not reach the surface of the earth with the same velocity
Statement 2: An object falling through a viscous medium eventually attains a terminal velocity.

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

Statement $-1$ is true, Statement $-2$ is true but Statement $- 2$ is not a correct explanation for Statement $-1.$ Assuming, the rain drops as spherical, the stoke's force on it would be $6 \pi n r v$. As radius ' $r^{\prime}$ for raindrops is different, the terminal velocity acquired by raindrop would be
different. $m g=6 \pi \eta r v_{t}$