Question

An experiment is done to observe the effect of gravity on the earth and the moon. An object is shifted to the surface of the moon in a mission launched by a space agency. Mass of the object on the surface of the earth is 50 kg. (Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth,
g = 10 m/s2)
(a) What is its weight on the earth?
(b) If the same object is shifted to the moon, will its mass be the same on the surface of the
moon?
(c) What is the weight of the object on the surface of the moon where acceleration due to
gravity is g6 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Weight (W) = Mg = 50×10= 500N
2. mass will remain same bcz it do not depend on force acting on it it is a fundamental property. since mass is given by mass of atom times no of atom present in a compound, element or molecules and to change the mass of object we have add or remove atom which is hard by just the gravational force of moon which is weaker than earth gravational force.
3. W' = Mass× Acc. due to gravity ofmoon(g/6)

50×10/6 = 83.33N

Explanation:

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