rl.bhat said:Welcome to PF:
If you drop a rigid body, its acceleration due to gravity will be nearly 9,8 m/s^2
But the water balloon is not a rigid body.
Well, rigid in this context means "doesn't deform in any way." Every point within that body remains at a fixed position relative to all the other points, and these relative positions don't change. This is an idealization. There is no such thing as a rigid body in real life.psychosushi said:rigid as in?
psychosushi said:I did an experiment with water balloons and i dropped it off at a specific height. The acceleration of the object is nowhere near 9.81m/s^2
Why is that?
Redbelly98 said:What did you get for the acceleration?
Acceleration due to gravity is the rate at which an object falls towards the Earth due to the force of gravity. It is represented by the symbol "g" and has a value of approximately 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.
The formula for calculating acceleration due to gravity is: g = G * (m1 + m2) / r², where G is the gravitational constant (6.674 × 10^-11 m³/kg*s²), m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects, and r is the distance between them.
Yes, the acceleration due to gravity varies on different planets depending on their mass and radius. For example, on Mars, the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 3.7 m/s², while on Jupiter it is approximately 24.8 m/s².
Air resistance, also known as drag, can affect the acceleration due to gravity by slowing down the rate at which an object falls. This is because as an object falls, the air resistance increases, eventually balancing out the force of gravity and causing the object to reach a terminal velocity.
Yes, the acceleration due to gravity can change depending on the location and conditions. For example, at higher altitudes, the acceleration due to gravity decreases slightly due to the increased distance from the Earth's center. Additionally, factors such as air resistance and the presence of other celestial bodies can also affect the acceleration due to gravity.