A piece of paper and a coin both having the same mass are dropped from the 10^{\text{th }} floor of a building. The piece of paper would take more time to reach the ground because

Correct Answer is : buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin

gravitational pull on the paper is less than the coin

buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin

buoyant force on the coin is more and acts in the downward direction

the piece of paper takes a longer path to reach the ground

UPSC NDA II 2013 General Ability Paper

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A piece of paper and a coin both having the same mass are dropped from the 10‌th ‌ floor of a building. The piece of paper would take more time to reach the ground because

gravitational pull on the paper is less than the coin
buoyant force on the piece of paper is more than that on the coin
buoyant force on the coin is more and acts in the downward direction
the piece of paper takes a longer path to reach the ground

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