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neelakash
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Homework Statement
A spherical drop of water evaporates at a rate proportional to its exposed surface area as it moves.Set up its differential equation of motion.Find the time needed for complete evaporation.What is the velocity at that time?
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The Attempt at a Solution
The volume of the sphere is :
V=(4/3)πr^3, and the area is A=4πr^2
dV/dt = -k A,the minus sign is to indicate that the volume is decreasing
dV/dt = (4/3)π(3)r^2dr/dt = 4πr^2dr/dt = -k(4πr^2), and simplifing this:
dr/dt = - k
Am I correct upto this?