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

Question

a
The two objects experience the same acceleration.
b
The object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration.
c
The object with smaller mass will experience a smaller acceleration.
d
The object with greater mass will experience a greater acceleration.

Answer 1

According to Newton's second law, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = ma), when the same force is applied to two objects of different masses, the object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration. Therefore, the correct answer is:

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