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State And Explain Equivalence Principle?


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Statement and explanation of Equivalence Principle

  1. The equivalence principle is one of the fundamental laws of physics
  2. Equivalent principle states that the gravitational force and inertial forces are similar in nature and often indistinguishable.
  3. We know that gravitational mass is the charge to which gravity couples, while inertial mass is a measure of how fast an object accelerates-providing the same force.
  4. It is stated as: F=ma where F is the force, m is the mass of the body, and a is the acceleration
  5. It implies that with the increasing inertial mass, acceleration decreases.
  6. From the equivalence principle, we know that the gravitational mass and the inertial mass are the same things.
  7. Therefore, the gravitational force is directly proportional to the inertial mass, and it is independent of the type of matter.
  8. This implies the universality of free fall (UFF) that is in a free fall all objects fall with the same acceleration, that is 9.8m/s2


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