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Free Fall
Free Fall
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- The motion of any object under the influence of the force of gravity alone is called free fall.
- In free fall, the initial velocity of the object is zero and goes on increasing due to the acceleration due to gravity of the earth.
- During free fall, the frictional force due to air opposes the motion of the object and a buoyant force also acts on the object.
- Thus, true free fall is possible only in a vacuum.
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