EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
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Author: SERWAY
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.8CQ
If you release a ball while inside a freely falling elevator, the ball remains in front of you rather than falling to the floor because the ball, the elevator, and you all experience the same downward gravitational acceleration. What happens if you repeal this experiment with a helium-filled balloon?
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