The statement that best explains this result is that the nickel, being denser and having a more streamlined shape than the sheet of paper, will experience less air resistance relative to its weight. The sheet of paper has a larger surface area and is more affected by air resistance, causing it to fall more slowly than the nickel. In a vacuum, where there is no air resistance, both objects would fall at the same rate regardless of their mass. However, in the presence of air, the nickel falls faster because it can overcome the drag forces acting on it more easily than the paper can.
a nickel and a sheet of paper which have approximately the same mass or dropped at the same time from the same height the nickel will reach the ground first which statement best explains this result
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