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Question
On what factor does the inertia of a body depend ? Which has more inertia, a cricket ball or a rubber ball of the same size ?
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Solution
The inertia of a body depends on its mass.
A cricket ball has more inertia than a rubber ball of the same size because it has more mass than a rubber ball.
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