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Mass of a human being is 51 kg on Earth. What will he weigh on Moon?
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Answer 1

gravitational acceleration on moon= gravitational acceleration on earth/6

=g/6

=9.8/6 m/s²

g'=g/6

mass=51 kg

weight on moon=mass*g'

=51*9.8/6

=83.3 kg

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Answer 2

The mass of the man would remain the same…

His weight would change. Assuming the man’s weight on earth is 51 N.

Since weight is a force, according to Newton’s second law, F = ma ( m = mass, a = acceleration due to gravity)

First lets find the mass of the man, as it is required to find his weight on the moon.

F = ma [taking a of earth as 10 m/s^2]

51 = m . 10 [divide 10 on both sides]

m = 51/10 = 5.1 Kg

Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 83% less than the acceleration due to gravity on earth (1.622 m/s^2).

F = ma

F = 5.1 . 1.622 = 9.732 N

So a person weighting 51 N on earth would approximately weight around 10 N on the moon.