Why is it difficult to disintegrate a smaller liquid droplet in comparison to a larger one?

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Do you think the raindrops we receive at the ground have the same size during their entire journey? No. They form in the clouds. They coalesce as they come down and form bigger droplets. These bigger droplets then disintegrate (anatomy of a raindrop). Villermaux and Bossa believe that the raindrop disintegration happens through this…