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(Solved): You are free-floating in space and feel no acceleration. You notice a clock sitting on a planet su ...
You are free-floating in space and feel no acceleration. You notice a clock sitting on a planet surface. What do you notice about the clock compared to your watch? Would you expect the same thing for a clock in an accelerating spaceship and why?
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Q. 1. Ans: The International Space Station accelerates at a rate of 8.7 m/s2 as the astronauts on board do, but since the station itself accelerates at the same rate, there is no relative acceleration and no force acting upon. On extremely large size