Which object will accelerate more if the student exerts an equal amount of force on each object?
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10 kg box
10 kg box
two 10 kg boxes
Both objects will accelerate equally if the student exerts an equal amount of force on each object. The mass of the objects does not affect the acceleration if the force is the same.
If the student exerts an equal amount of force on each object, both the 10 kg box and the two 10 kg boxes will experience the same acceleration.
To determine which object will accelerate more, you need to consider Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force applied to it and inversely proportional to its mass.
In this case, both objects have the same mass of 10 kg. Therefore, the only variable that will affect their acceleration is the net force. If the student exerts an equal amount of force on each object, the net force will be the same.
According to Newton's second law (F = ma), when the net force is the same, the object with the lower mass will experience a greater acceleration. Therefore, the 10 kg box will accelerate more than the two 10 kg boxes in this scenario