Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses

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asked Oct 14, 2017 in Physics by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) 26 372 800

Gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their masses. Why then, a heavy object does not fall faster than a light object?

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answered Oct 14, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 60 409 930

All objects fall on ground with constant acceleration, called acceleration due to gravity (in the absence of air resistances). It is constant and does not depend upon the mass of an object. Hence, heavy objects do not fall faster than light objects.

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