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What do you mean by the term ‘free fall’? (b) During a free fall, will heavier objects accelerate more than lighter ones?

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(a) What do you mean by the term ‘free fall’?

(b) During a free fall, will heavier objects accelerate more than lighter ones?

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(a) The falling of a body from a height towards the earth under the gravitational force of the earth (with no other forces acting on it) is called free fall.

(b) No, acceleration is independent of the mass of the body during free fall.

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