Question

Why does somthing fall faster if it is heavier

Answer 1

Lets see

According to Newton's second law

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail F=ma`

• F denotes to force
• m denotes to mass
• a denotes to acceleration

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail F\propto m`

• If mass is more force of gravity is more.

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail m\propto (1)/(a)`

• If mass is more acceleration is less or air resistance is less .

So heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones .

Answer 2

why does something fall faster if it is heavier?

➪ First of all I would like to inform you that this statement is not true. The acceleration does not depend on the mass of the object. Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.