Question 33

Question

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

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

Answer 1

According to Newton's second law, which states that \( F = ma \), where \( F \) is the force applied, \( m \) is the mass of the object, and \( a \) is the acceleration, the acceleration of an object is inversely proportional to its mass when the same force is applied.

Therefore, when the same force is applied to two objects of different masses:

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

So, the correct answer is:

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