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Question
Right or wrong sentence.
Free fall of an object does not depend on the mass of the object.
Options
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Wrong
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Solution
The given sentence is right.
Explanation:
In ideal free fall (only gravity acting), the acceleration g is the same for all objects at a given location, so the motion does not depend on the object’s mass.
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