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According to Newton's second law, what happens when the same force is applied to two objects of different masses?(1 point)
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The object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration.
The object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration.

The object with greater mass will experience a greater acceleration.
The object with greater mass will experience a greater acceleration.

The object with smaller mass will experience a smaller acceleration.
The object with smaller mass will experience a smaller acceleration.

The two objects experience the same acceleration.
The two objects experience the same acceleration.
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration.

Reason: Newton's second law gives a = F/m, so for the same force F a larger mass m yields a smaller acceleration.