Question

A body of mass 10 kg is taken from the earth to the moon. If the value of g on earth is 9.8 m/s2

then

find a) the weight of the body on earth b) the mass and weight of the body on moon​

Answer 1

Answer:

Solution

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Given: weight=98N,g=9.8m/s

2

If ‘m’ is the mass of the body,

m= gW

= 9.898 = 10kg

Mass remains constant

Mass on the moon is the same as the mass on earth =10kg

If weight on the moon is W

1 ,W 1 =mass×g

′

,

on moon g = 1.6 ms −2

=10×1.6=16N