Question
In a vacuum, a stone and feather fall at the same time. Can you make the assumption that the acceleration of gravity acting on both objects is the same? Explain.
Answers
bobpursley
If there are no other forces, then the acceleration is the same, but the force depends on their mass.
a=F1/m1=F2/M2
so the quantity (F/m) does not imply force is the same unless mass is the same.
a=F1/m1=F2/M2
so the quantity (F/m) does not imply force is the same unless mass is the same.