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प्रश्न
What is the acceleration of free fall?
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उत्तर
- When objects fall towards the Earth under the effect of gravitational force alone, then they are said to be in free fall.
- The acceleration of free fall is 9.8 m s−2, which is constant for all objects (irrespective of their masses).
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