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An iron ball and a wooden ball of the same radius are released from a height ‘ h ’ in vacuum. The time taken by both of them to reach the ground is

A

unequal

B

exactly equal

C

roughly equal

D

zero

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b
Exactly equal as they are dropped in vaccum. The value of g is same.
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