Define what is false
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Let the data is as following
mass of payload = "m"
mass of Moon = "M"
now we know that we place the payload from the position on the surface of moon to the position of 5r from the surface
So in this case we can say that change in the gravitational potential energy is equal to the work done to move the mass from one position to other
so it is given by
we know that
now from above formula
so above is the work done to move the mass from surface to given altitude
<h2>Right answer: acceleration due to gravity is always the same </h2><h2 />
According to the experiments done and currently verified, in vacuum (this means there is not air or any fluid), all objects in free fall experience the same acceleration, which is <u>the acceleration of gravity</u>.
Now, in this case we are on Earth, so the gravity value is
Note the objects experience the acceleration of gravity regardless of their mass.
Nevertheless, on Earth we have air, hence <u>air resistance</u>, so the afirmation <em>"Free fall is a situation in which the only force acting upon an object is gravity" </em>is not completely true on Earth, unless the following condition is fulfiled:
If the air resistance is <u>too small</u> that we can approximate it to <u>zero</u> in the calculations, then in free fall the objects will accelerate downwards at and hit the ground at approximately the same time.