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Q.

Is it true that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects under gravity in the absence of air?


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a

True

b

False 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
No, heavier objects fall as fast (or slow) as lighter objects if we ignore the air friction. The gravitational acceleration for all objects is the same. If both heavy and lighter mass objects fall in the absence of air, the only force acting on them would be a gravitational force. So the speed will be the same for both objects.
The correct statement would be, heavier and lighter objects will fall at the same rate under gravity in the absence of air.
 
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