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Assertion :A heavy object always falls faster than a light object when dropped from a height. Reason: Gravitational force is proportional to the mass of an object.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
A free falling body falls only under the effect of the gravitational force of Earth and hence, any free falling body will have constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2.
g=GMR2 where G is the constant of gravitation, M is the mass of Earth, and R is the distance between the object and center of earth. This shows that mass of object has no effect on g.

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