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Newton's Second Law says force = mass * acceleration. If you push on two objects with the same force, the object with the smaller mass will have a greater acceleration.
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∙ 14y agoAcceleration is inversely proportional to mass for a given force
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What happens to the acceleration of an object as its mass decreases?
Acceleration is a net force that is inversely dependent on mass, therefore if an object's mass decreases, acceleration increases.
If the mass of an object is increased with no change in the force applied what will be the difference in its acceleration?
What you are wanting to know is found in Newton's Second Law. The equation used is Acceleration = (Net force)/(Mass) or Force equals mass times acceleration; [F = m * a] So, if the mass is increased but the force remains constant, then the acceleration will decrease. (For the same force applied, larger masses experience less acceleration than smaller masses.)
The acceleration of an object depends on the force exerted on which of these?
an object's mass
What is the relationship between mass and inertia of an object?
The inertia of a body can be defined as the relunctance of a body to acceleration. The mass of a body can be defined as a measure of the inertia of a body. This is because acceleration = resultant force / mass. So, if mass is greater, the less will be the acceleration of the body and hence the greater the inertia.
How are Force Acceleration and Mass related?
(Force on an object) = (the object's mass) times (its acceleration)
why does an object with less mass have larger acceleration?
Whenna given force is applied ,an oobject with greater mass will accelerate less
Does a smaller object with the same force will accelerate the same than a larger object?
The smaller object will have a larger acceleration than the larger object. This is because, from Newton's second law, the acceleration of a body is given by: a = F/m where a is acceleration F is resultant force and m is mass F is constant, so acceleration is inversely proportional to mass. Hence, the smaller object will have a larger acceleration.
If the mass of an object is doubled what happens to the acceleration of that object?
It would depend on what force is driving the acceleration. If that force is gravity, then acceleration is constant irrespective of variations in mass. All else being equal and presuming the acceleration is by the same exerted force on both the larger and smaller object, the larger object would experience 1/3 the acceleration. (The formula for determining the force is F = ma , the mass times the acceleration. For the same F, and m2 is 3m, then a2 must equal a/3. )
What is the effect of acceleration of the mass to the acceleration of the object?
If you apply the same amount of force to two different objects, the one which has less mass will have larger acceleration. In other words, a heavier object requires more force to get the same acceleration.
Is the acceleration due to gravity dependent on the mass of an object?
yes the less mass it has the more acceleration.
Why is the relationship of force acceleration and mass fma?
This is easier to visualize if you rearrange, solving for acceleration: a = F/m. What this means is that a larger force will produce a larger acceleration. It also means that, since mass is in the denominator, in the case of a larger mass, there will be less acceleration. In other words, a more massive object is harder to accelerate (it is harder to speed it up or slow it down).
How does force affect stationary object of different masses?
Force accelerates stationary masses as acceleration a=f/m; theacceleration is inverse to the mass. The smaller the mass the larger the acceleration and the larger the mass the smaller the acceleration.
Will the mass of an object affect its force?
Yes. The force =mass x acceleration, f=ma. The larger the mass the larger the force.
What affects the acceleration?
According to Newton's Second Law, a = F/m. That means that acceleration is caused by a force; that a greater force will result in greater acceleration; and that a larger mass (of the object on which the force acts) will result in less acceleration.
Do object with more mass accelerate faster than object with less mass?
No. If an object is being pushed with the same force, the acceleration will be lower if the mass of the object is higher. If the question refers to an object falling due to gravity, then the force is proportional to the mass. As the mass increases, so the force of gravity also increases and the acceleration will remain the same.
Is the amount of acceleration directly proportional to the fore and to the mass?
No, an object's acceleration is inversely proportional to an objects mass.
Using the second law equation the object the larger mass has a smaller blank?
Using the second law equation the object the larger mass has a smaller blank? Let me make a correction to your question!Using the same force, Newton's second law equation states the object with the larger mass has a smaller blank?Using the same force, Newton's second law equation states the object with the larger mass has a smaller acceleration?Force = mass * accelerationF = m * a, If force is constant, then the mass and acceleration are inversely related. Mass goes up, acceleration goes down. Heavy object is harder to accelerate.
