define weight for 7th class icse
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The weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity. Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the gravitational force.
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The weight of a body is the force with which it is attracted towards the centre of the earth. The force of attraction of earth on a body is called as weight. W=m*g. S.I. unit of weight is Newton or kg m/s2. Weight of 1 kg mass is 9.8 Newton.
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