Question

Arun dropped a coin and a piece of paper simultaneously from the same height. Varun who was standing at the bottom of the building was wondering why the coin touched the ground first.arun explain the concept to varun clearly. How did arun answer the questions raised by varun

Answer 1

This the question of air drag. The coin's surface area is less than that of the piece of paper. So, as the both the objects are going down, the air drag will be more on the piece of paper than on the coin. The air drag is always opposite to the direction of the motion. Hence, the coin will move faster because of less air drag and will reach the bottom first as compared to the piece of paper.