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the ball with the twice amount of mass will fall more quickly

than the one who has a normal size of mass

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And now, to deal with the question:

-- The double-mass has twice the weight of the single-mass.

-- So it takes twice the force of air resistance to cause the double-mass

to stop accelerating.

I think this already answers the question. But we also know . . .

-- Since they're the same size and shape, the double-mass needs to fall faster

in order to build up twice the air resistance, so its terminal speed is greater

than the terminal speed of the single mass.

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