A student drops a metal sphere from a known height and calculates a value of that is…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A student drops a metal sphere from a known height and calculates a value of

g

that is smaller than

9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}

. Identify any one experimental factor that could lead to this underestimation.