Measurements have been made of the number of spray droplets produced by the impact of a water drop on water, and of the charge to mass ratio for these droplets. For a drop 3 millimeters in diameter, the number of spray droplets increases linearly with the fall-distance of the drop over the range 10 to 200 centimeters. When the drop falls 100 centimeters, about 25 spray droplets are produced. The majority of the droplets carry a negative charge, and the ratio of the charge to the mass varies from 4 to 28 electrostatic units per gram.
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Hobbs, P. V., & Kezweeny, A. J. (1967). Splashing of a water drop. Science, 155(3766), 1112–1114. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3766.1112
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