If you drop a stone and a piece of paper to the earth, they don't take the same time to reach the earth because:

acceleration due to gravity is more for the stone

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air resistance slows down the paper more.

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mass of stone is more than mass of paper

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universal gravitational constant G is different for both

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The correct option is B
air resistance slows down the paper more.

Air resistance slows down the paper more. They both have the same acceleration. If they are dropped in vacuum where there is no air, they will fall in the same time.

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If you drop a stone and a piece of paper to the earth, they don't take the same time to reach the earth because:

The correct option is B air resistance slows down the paper more. Air resistance slows down the paper more. They both have the same acceleration. If they are dropped in vacuum where there is no air, they will fall in the same time.

The correct option is B
air resistance slows down the paper more.

Air resistance slows down the paper more. They both have the same acceleration. If they are dropped in vacuum where there is no air, they will fall in the same time.