What is the acceleration of free fall?

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(A) When objects fall towards the Earth under the effect of gravitational force alone,they are said to be in free fall.The acceleration produced in an

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$9.8$ m/s²

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(A) When objects fall towards the Earth under the effect of gravitational force alone,they are said to be in free fall.The acceleration produced in an object due to the Earth's gravitational force is known as the acceleration due to gravity or acceleration of free fall.Its value is approximately $9.8\, ms^{-2}$,which is constant for all objects regardless of their mass.

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