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the gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their mass. neglecting air resistance, why don’t heavy objects fall faster than light ones?
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the gravitational force acts on all objects in proportion to their mass. neglecting air resistance, why don’t heavy objects fall faster than light ones?

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Because in correspondence to the same distance from a mass, the gravitational acceleration is the same for all the bodies. It doesn't depend on the mass of the objects.

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