Question

An object has a mass of 163 kg. When the object is kept on a weighing scale, it exerts a force of 1.597 x 1000 N. What is the value of acceleration due to gravity? *​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The correct unit for force is the Newton (=1 kg·m/s2) which is abbreviated N.

down On the Earth's surface gravity makes a

1 kilogram mass exert about 9.8 Newtons of force

So a 100 kg mass really weighs about 980 Newtons on Earth.

Answer 2

Answer:

The acceleration due to gravity is 9.79 $ms^{-2}$

Explanation:

Here it has been mentioned that the object has a particular mass of 163 kg. It is given that when the object was kept on the measuring scale it exerted a force of 1.597 × 1000 N.

As we know that force of an object is the product of its mass with the acceleration due to gravity.

F = m × a

Here we have, F = 1.597 × 1000 N

m = 163 kg

∴ 1.597 × 1000 N = 163 kg × a

⇒ a = 1.597 × 1000  ÷ 163

⇒ a = 9.79 $ms^{-2}$

Therefore the acceleration due to gravity is 9.79$ms^{-2}$