Which will happen earlier?

If I throw two bricks from the same height, one of them will weigh 2 kg and the other 3 kg, which will hit the ground first ?!
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In a vacuum, the fall time will be the same. In the atmosphere, it depends not only on the weight, but also on the shape (Cx at a specific position) and size (the ´front face multiplied by Cx defines the air resistance). So - you can't answer. : o But - if all the variables, except the weight, were the same, a heavier "brick" would fall into the atmosphere.
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