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What kind of force opposes the motion of parachute?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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Air resistance acts up. Weight acts down. When they are equal in size, the parachutist falls at terminal velocity, without accelerating.

Air resistance, like all frictional forces is electromagnetic.

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