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Standard XII
Physics
Centripetal Force
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Question
Under the force of gravity, a heavy body falls quicker than a light body (neglect air resistance).
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True
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False
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Solution
The correct option is
B
False
According to newton's laws the time taken to fall is not related to mass
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It have not to do anything with mass so both lighter and heavier body will taken same time to fall from certain point.
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