Is it true that the acceleration of a freely falling object depends to any extent on the location, like if it will be on mount Everest or it will be in California?

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is False.
The acceleration of an object depends on the value of gravitational force, and its value will be almost the same for both places. A free-falling object's acceleration changes depending on where it is.
The formula to determine an object's acceleration brought on by gravity is

g = \frac{GM}{R^{2}}

, where

M

is the earth's mass,

R

is its radius, and

G

is the gravitational constant of the universe.
Therefore, wherever you are on the earth's surface, the value of g should remain constant.
The earth, however, is not perfectly spherical, as we all know. In the middle is a protrusion. Therefore, not all places on earth have the same radius. The equatorial zone will have a bigger radius than the polar region.
As a result, the value of the acceleration caused by gravity on the earth's surface will vary slightly.
The correct statement would be, the acceleration of an object depends on the value of gravitational force, and its value will be almost the same for both places.

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