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NDA 2025 · PYQ · Gravitation / Free Fall · easy

Two bodies of unequal masses are dropped from a tower. At any instant, they have equal

  1. A.Momentum
  2. B.Acceleration✓ Correct
  3. C.Potential energy
  4. D.Kinetic energy

Explanation

When two bodies of unequal masses are dropped from a tower (assuming free fall and neglecting air resistance), both experience the same acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s². This is a fundamental property of free fall demonstrated by Galileo. Momentum (p=mv) depends on mass, so it differs. Potential energy (mgh) and kinetic energy (½mv²) both depend on mass, so they also differ. Only acceleration is independent of mass during free fall.
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