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Can an object ever be accelerating and experiencing an instantaneous velocity of 0 m/s? Explain.

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It is possible to have a zero instantaneous velocity with non-zero acceleration.

Considering an example of free fall or a stone released from some height. When the stone is at intial condition, then it has zero velocity, but it has gravitational acceleration; due to this gravitational acceleration, the stone starts moving just after releasing it.

Hence, it is possible to have zero velocity, but non zero accceleration.

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