Question

(ii) Differentiate between mass and weight?
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Answer 1

Answer:

In scientific contexts, mass is the amount of "matter" in an object (though "matter" may be difficult to define), whereas weight is the force exerted on an object by gravity.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mass

1. Mass is a scalar quantity
2. Mass of a body is always fixed
3. Generally mass is defined as a total quantity of constituent of atom present in a body means we can say sum of molecular mass

Weight

1. Weight is vector quantity
2. Weight of body vary from place to place
3. Weight is defined as a gravitational force acting on a body