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If the mass of an object is doubled what happens to the acceleration of that object?
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∙ 11y ago
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. )
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf the mass of an object doubles while the force remains constant, the acceleration of that object will be halved.
force=mass*acceleration; therefore
acceleration=force/mass
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∙ 13y agoF=ma, a=F/m. Since the mass is in the denominator, more mass means less acceleration.
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What happens to acceleration if an object's mass is halved and the applied force is doubled?
The acceleration is multiplied by four. a = F/m
What happens to the mass of an object what happens to the acceleration?
If the mass of an object increases, what happens to the acceleration?
How could you keep an object acceleration the same if the force acting on object were doubled?
force = mass * acceleration if force is doubled, mass needs to be doubled to keep the same acceleration example: force = 6 mass = 2 acceleration = 3 6 = 2 * 3 12 = m * 3 12/3 = m 4 = mass
What happens to acceleration of an object as its mass decreased?
The acceleration of the object increases.
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.
What happens to the speed of a moving object when it is doubled?
Acceleration is doubled. F = ma, where m is mass and a is acceleration. If mass is halved, acceleration is changed by a related quantity, X in this equation. F = (1/2m)(Xa) The coefficients before mass and accelerations have to equal 1 if force stays the same, so... 1/2*X=1 X = 2 therefore, acceleration is doubled.
When you double the force acting on an object and keep the mass of the cart constant the acceleration is?
Doubled.
What happens to the acceleration when mass and force are doubled?
Acceleration remains the same. Remember that Force equals Mass times Acceleration, or Acceleration equals Force divided by Mass. So, if both Force and Mass double, Force Divided by Mass remains the same.
If you increase the force on an object what happens to the acceleration?
If you increase the force on an object acceleration increases . As F = m*a, where F = Force , m = mass of the object & a = acceleration
What happens to an objects acceleration if you increase the force on the object?
If you increase the force on an object acceleration increases . As F = m*a, where F = Force , m = mass of the object & a = acceleration
A cart of a certain mass has a certain net force exerted on it and its acceleration is 4 ms2 what happens to the acceleration if the cart's mass doubled force?
force = mass x acceleration so if force doubles acceleration doubles to 8 m/s2
What happens to the acceleration of an objects when the mass is cut in half?
The acceleration of an object is proportional to the net force acting on it. So if the force is reduced by half, the acceleration will also be halved. Of course, it will still be accelerating in the same direction as before, but not as quickly.
