Why do heavier objects accelerate to the ground at the same rate as lighter ones?

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anonymous · Answer

How fast something falls due to gravity is determined by a number known as the "acceleration of gravity", which is 9.81 m/s^2 at the surface of our Earth. Basically this means that in one second, any object's downward velocity will increase by 9.81 m/s because of gravity. This is just the way gravity works - it accelerates everything at exactly the same rate.

abhisar · Answer

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