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The same force applied to a small mass will cause a larger acceleration compared to a large mass since acceleration is inversely proportional to mass (F=ma). This means the small mass will experience a greater change in velocity in response to the force compared to the large mass.
An object with a high density, such as a lead ball, can have a small capacity (volume) but a large mass. This is because density is the ratio of an object's mass to its volume, so objects with high density have a lot of mass packed into a small space.
A small object can be the densest if it has a high concentration of mass within its volume. Density is calculated by dividing an object's mass by its volume, so even if the object has less mass, if that mass is concentrated in a small volume, it can still have a high density.
A small object with high density, such as a lead weight or a dense metal ball, would have a small capacity but a large mass due to the arrangement of its particles.
Gravitationally, the same force does not affect a small mass and a large mass.The small mass is acted upon by a smaller gravitational force, and the large massis acted upon by a larger gravitational force. The result is that the small mass andthe large mass fall with the same acceleration, and meet the ground with the samespeed. During the fall, onlookers typically nudge each other and remark to each other:"My word! The large mass weighs more than the small mass!" They are correct in theirimpression, and the scientific reason behind their perspicacious observation is the factthat the gravitational force acting on the large mass is greater than the gravitationalforce acting on the small mass.