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if i kicked a empty soda can would it travel further than a filled up soda can, if so why? & what newton law would this be ?

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If we kick both sodas with the same force, the soda that has a higher weight will have a lower acceleration. This is explained by Newton's second law of motion

The second law states that the acceleration of an object is dependent upon two variables - the net force acting upon the object and the mass of the object.

F = ma

where

m = mass

a = accelaration

F = Force

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