A pair of toy freight cars, one twice the mass of the other, fly apart when a compressed spring that joins them is released. Acceleration will be greater for the lighter car heavier car same on each.

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A pair of toy freight cars, one twice the mass of the other, fly apart when a compressed spring that joins them is released. Acceleration will be greater for the

lighter car

heavier car

same on each.

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high-school

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It will be the lighter car

CocLn answered Jan 22, 2024

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