A student is demonstrating acceleration by throwing two balls. She throws both balls using the same amount of force in the same direction. The first ball she throws has a mass of 0.25 kg and the second ball has a mass of 0.5 kg.

Question

Explain what will happen to their acceleration and why.

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Responses

The balls have equal acceleration because they are being thrown in the same direction.
The balls have equal acceleration because they are being thrown in the same direction.

The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have less acceleration than the second ball.
The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have less acceleration than the second ball.

The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown with the same force.
The balls will have equal acceleration because they are being thrown with the same force.

The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball.
The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball.
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Answer 1

The first ball has a smaller mass, so it will have greater acceleration than the second ball. This is because the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass when the force applied to both objects is the same. Therefore, the smaller mass of the first ball will result in a greater acceleration compared to the second ball with a larger mass.