In vacuum, a freely falling body has ___.

same velocity

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same acceleration

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same speed

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no net force

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Solution

The correct option is B
same acceleration

In vacuum, a freely falling body has the same acceleration i.e. acceleration due to gravity. If there is no vacuum, then air resistance can lead to change in acceleration of body based on its geometry.
Since the body is accelerating constantly, velocity and speed cannot be same.

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