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PLEASE SIR ANSWER MY DOUBT QUICKLY. ACCORDING TO PHYSICS ALL OBJECTS FALL ON THE EARTH AT THE SAME TIME. BUT WHEN WE SEE VISUALLY WE COME TO A NOTON THAT HEAVIER OBJECTS FALL FASTER THAN LIGHTER OBJECTS. IS IT TRUE? GALILEO DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS EXPERIMENT THAT THE OBJECTS FELL WITH THE SAME ACCELERATION, PROVING HIS PREDICTION TRUE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DISPROVING ARISTOTLE'S THEORY OF GRAVITY (WHICH STATES THAT OBJECTS FALL AT SPEED PROPORTIONAL TO THEIR MASS). WHICH SCIENTIS IS SAYING THE RIGHT THING? I FIND EVEN MY TEACHERS SO CONFUSING IN THEIR EXPLANATION.

PLEASE SIR ANSWER MY DOUBT QUICKLY.

ACCORDING TO PHYSICS ALL OBJECTS FALL ON THE EARTH AT THE SAME TIME.

BUT WHEN WE SEE VISUALLY WE COME TO A NOTON THAT HEAVIER OBJECTS FALL FASTER THAN LIGHTER OBJECTS.

IS IT TRUE?

GALILEO DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS EXPERIMENT THAT THE OBJECTS FELL WITH THE SAME ACCELERATION, PROVING HIS PREDICTION TRUE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME DISPROVING ARISTOTLE'S THEORY OF GRAVITY (WHICH STATES THAT OBJECTS FALL AT SPEED PROPORTIONAL TO THEIR MASS).

WHICH SCIENTIS IS SAYING THE RIGHT THING?

I FIND EVEN MY TEACHERS SO CONFUSING IN THEIR EXPLANATION.

Grade:11

2 Answers

arun
15 Points
4 years ago
This is because heavier objects experience more force as compared to lighter ones.
Imagine two objects at same height from the ground. they bth experience same acceleration(a=g).
since their masses are different they experience different forces.(since F=ma).
So an object experience force directly proportional to its mass.
this makes heavier one fall same as the lighter ones.
Vikas TU
14149 Points
4 years ago
Dear student 
The force action on the free falling is gravity . 
The gravitatinal force is given by 
F = mg 
So Force depends on mass 
So, more the mass more will be the force acting . 
Hope this helps
Good Luck 

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