If you use the same force on a less massive object what happens to the acceleration

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Ray Cabrera

25 January, 05:32

If you use the same force on a less massive object what happens to the acceleration

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Preston Reed · Answer 1

According to Newton's second law of motion, the force exerted or produced is equal to the product of the mass and acceleration.

F = m x a

With constant force, mass and acceleration are inversely proportional. Thus, the for less massive object, the acceleration is greater.