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Rate of Growth of Mercury Drops Forming at the End of a Capillary

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SUPPOSE that the size of a spherical drop at any time during its growth is linearly related to a power of the time, and that the initial radius may be considered zero. Then, at time t, its radius is ktn, its area is 4πk2t2n, and its volume is 43πk3t3n. The exponent n will be “ if the volume is proportional to t, and ½ if the area is proportional to t.

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SMITH, G. Rate of Growth of Mercury Drops Forming at the End of a Capillary. Nature 164, 664–665 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164664a0

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