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According to Newton's second law, what happens when the same force is applied to two objects of different masses?
A.

The object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration.

B.

The object with greater mass will experience a greater acceleration.

C.

The object with smaller mass will experience a smaller acceleration.

D.

The two objects experience the same acceleration.

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A.

By Newton's second law, F = ma, so a = F/m. For the same force, larger mass gives smaller acceleration.