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What is the acceleration of free fall?

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The falling of an object from a height towards the earth under the gravitational force of earth (with no other forces acting on it) is called free fall. The gravitational force of earth produces a uniform acceleration in the freely falling object due to which its speed goes on increasing. This is called the acceleration of free fall (which is commonly known as acceleration due to gravity). The value of acceleration of free falll is `9.8 m//s^(2)`
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