An iron ball and a wooden ball of different masses and same in size are released from the same height in vacuum. They take the same time to reach the ground. The reason for this is

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Acceleration due to gravity in vacuum is same irrespective of the size and mass of body

Acceleration due to gravity in vacuum depends upon the mass of the body

There is no acceleration due to gravity in vacuum

In vacuum there is a resistance offered to the motion of the body and this resistance depends upon the mass of the body

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Given that an iron ball, wooden ball having same sizes but different masses are released from same height in vacuum then both will reach the ground in same time because they experience same acceleration due to gravity irrespective of their size, shape, nature of material, and masses.

As we know acceleration due to gravity is independent of size, shape, velocity, nature of material and mass of the object.

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