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Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why, then, doesn’t a heavy object fall faster than a lighter one? (Is the answer something you learned much earlier?)
To Explain: A heavy object doesn’t fall faster than a lighter one.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The force of gravity is one of the fundamental forces in nature, which is responsible for the attractive force between any two objects that are having mass. This is the weakest among the four fundamental forces in nature − Strong nuclear force, Electromagnetic force, gravitational force, and weak nuclear force.
The gravitational force
Where
From the expressions
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