Question : Two stones of different masses are dropped simultaneously from the top of the building:
Option 1: smaller stone reaches the ground earlier.
Option 2: larger stone reaches the ground earlier.
Option 3: both the stones reach the ground at the same time.
Option 4: depends on the composition of the stone.
Correct Answer: both the stones reach the ground at the same time.
Solution : The correct option is both the stones reach the ground at the same time .
When two stones of different masses are dropped from the top of a building at the same time, they will descend towards the earth at the same rate of gravity's acceleration or around 9.81 m/s 2 . This is so because the acceleration brought on by gravity depends only on the object's distance from the Earth's centre and is not affected by the mass of the item.
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