mass and projectile motion??

[sdb09]

I was having trouble understanding this concept adn tried to read the old posts on it...thought I understood it but not really sure...

So if you do not have air resistance, then mass will not affect projectile motion.

Buttt if you have air resistance, then F = ma and the increasing mass will cause a decrease in acceleartion? Thus air resistance will have less effect on a more massive object?

Is that correct?

Thanks!!!

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[Phlame217]

Kinda sorta yes.

Think of it in the exam krackers method:

You roll a vollyball and a bowling ball down a bowling lane. The pins are air molecules. Which one will have the least resistance getting through? The bowling ball due to mass.