You drop two balls of equal diameter from the same height at the same time. Ball 1 is made of metal and has a greater mass than ball 2, which is made of wood. The upward force due to air resistance is the same for both balls. Is the drop time of ball 1 greater than, less than, or equal to the drop time of ball 2? Explain why

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Answer:

The drop time ball 1 is less than the drop time of ball 2. A further explanation is provided below.

Explanation:

The net force acting on the ball will be:

⇒ [tex]F_{net}=mg-F_r[/tex]

Here,

F = Force

m = mass

g = acceleration

Now,

According to the Newton's 2nd law of motion, we get

⇒ [tex]F_{net} = ma[/tex]

To find the value of "a", we have to substitute "[tex]F_{net}=ma[/tex]" in the above equation,

⇒ [tex]ma=mg-F_r[/tex]

⇒    [tex]a=g-\frac{F_r}{m}[/tex]

We can see that, the acceleration is greater for the greater mass of less for the lesser mass. Thus the above is the appropriate solution.

Answer:

Both the ball takes equal time to reach to the ground.  

Explanation:

Two balls of same diameter

Let the height is h.

Mass of ball 1 is more than the mass of ball 2.

The second equation of motion is

[tex]h = u t +0.5 gt^2[/tex]

Here, the buoyant force due to air is same. So, the time of fall is independent of the mass.

So, both the ball takes equal time to reach to the ground.  

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