Question

A typical raindrop is much more massive than a mosquito and falling much faster than a mosquito flies. How does a mos quito survive the impact? Recent research has found that the collision of a falling raindrop with a mosquito is a perfectly inelastic collision. That is

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Momentum is conserved in an inelastic collision. In a completely-inelastic collision, both objects have a common final velocity. Once the relative speed between the mosquito and the raindrop is zero, the mosquito is able to detach from the drop and escape