Why will plain sheet of paper fall than of a crumpled paper?

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$O n a p l a i n s h e e t o f p a p e r t h e f r i c t i o n a l f o r c e o f a i r i s m o r e t h a n o n t h e c r u m b l e d p a p e r b e c a u s e s u r f a c e a r e a o f p l a i n p a p e r i s m o r e t o t r a p a i r i n s i d e i t . S o m o r e i s t h e f r i c t i o n a l f o r c e l e s s i s t h e s p e e d o f f a l l i n g o f t h e b o d y t h r o u g h t h e a i r a n d v i c e v e r s a . T h i s t h e r e a s o n w h y c r u m b l e d p a p e r f a l l f a s t e r t h a n p l a i n p a p e r r e l e a s e d i n a i r .$

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