If two objects with different masses are dropped from the same distance (in an environment with no air resistance), do they fall at the same velocity? Or is it just that their accelerations due to gravity are the same?

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anonymous · Answer

if we are to neglect the air resistance, then acceleration due to gravity on both of them will be the same. so also, their velocities will be the same. and they'll reach the ground at the same time, irrespective of the difference in their masses.

anonymous · Answer

acceleration due to gravity has to do with the mass of the two objects (earth and object) so wouldn't the larger object fall faster, but relative to the difference in mass between the two objects compared to the earth they just appear to fall at the same rate? So, given enough time, wouldn't the larger mass reach the ground sooner?

anonymous · Answer

@makinggoodeasy acceleration due to gravity has nothing to do with the mass of the 2nd object. its given as:
g = GM/R^2
so it only depends on the Earth's mass. so g remains constant for all bodies, irrespective of their mass.