Question

On earth, where the value of gravity is 9.8 ms-2, a box of scissors weigh 11.5 kg. How much the box should weigh on moon, where the gravity is one-sixth of that of earth? *​

Answer 1

Answer:

Given: weight=98N,g=9.8m/s  

2

 

If ‘m’ is the mass of the body,

m=  

g

W

​  

 

=  

9.8

98

​  

=10kg

Mass remains constant

Mass on the moon is the same as the mass on earth =10kg

If weight on the moon is W  

1

​  

,

W  

1

​  

=mass×gonearth=10×1.6=16N

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