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The velocity of a freely falling body is independent of its:
ATime of fall
BMass
CAcceleration due to gravity
DInitial height
✓ Correct Answer: B — Mass
In a vacuum, all bodies fall with the same acceleration (g) regardless of their mass (Galileo's experiment).
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