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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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why does an object with less mass have larger acceleration?

Whenna given force is applied ,an oobject with greater mass will accelerate less


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.


How are the mass of an object and the objects acceleration related?

The equation F=ma proves that mass and acceleration are related. Force = mass x acceleration Mass is directly related to acceleration, therefore if one goes up then the other must go down.


Acceleration depend on what two things?

Mass and Net force


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 force affects mass and acceleration?

force is directly proportional to acceleration and acceleration is inversely proportional to mass of the body


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.


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.


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.


If you use the same force on less massive object what happened to the acceleration?

Force equals mass times acceleration, so an alternative formula is acceleration equals force divided by mass. Therefore if the mass is decreased, the acceleration goes up. Thus a 100 HP engine on a motor cycle produces more acceleration than the same engine on a car.


How does mass affect accelaration?

From the formula force = mass x acceleration, if there is more mass, there will be less acceleration. Assuming the force doesn't also change.From the formula force = mass x acceleration, if there is more mass, there will be less acceleration. Assuming the force doesn't also change.From the formula force = mass x acceleration, if there is more mass, there will be less acceleration. Assuming the force doesn't also change.From the formula force = mass x acceleration, if there is more mass, there will be less acceleration. Assuming the force doesn't also change.