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Question 157

A steel coin and a paper disc of the same diameter are released at the same time from the same height.

In the classroom, the coin reaches the ground first.

Inside a vacuum chamber from which all air has been pumped out, they reach the ground at the same time.

What is the explanation for this?

A

Both objects weigh the same inside the vacuum chamber.

B

Both objects weigh less inside the vacuum chamber.

C

There is a greater air resistance inside the vacuum chamber.

D

There is no air resistance inside the vacuum chamber.

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Motion Questions

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204 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Motion, covering Motion. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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