Question

difference b/w mass and weight with example

Answer 1

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MASS

The quantity of matter in a body is called mass.

The SI unit of mass is Kilogram (kg).

CHARACTERISTICS OF MASS

1. Mass is a scalar quantity.

2. The mass of a body remains constant at all place. This means, the mass of a body on the earth, on the moon or everywhere in the outer space remains the same.


WEIGHT

The weight of an object is the force with which it is attracted towards the earth.


CHARACTERISTICS OF WEIGHT

1. Weight is a vector quantity.

2. The weight of an object keep changing on the other planet, because it is acceleration due to the gravity. and gravity is different on other planet.

3. W = m x g ...

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Answer 2

Mass:- the actual amount of material contained in a body is called mass
ex: kg

Weight:-The force exerted by the gravity on the object
ex: mg

=> mass is independent of everything but weight is different on moon and earth

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