Question

The force of gravity on the Moon is said to be one-sixth of that on the Earth. What would a mass of 12 kg weight?

Answer with steps.

Answer 1

answer is: 12 kg, 2 kg.

Step-by-step explanation:

Equal arm balance is used to find mass of object while spring balance is used to find weight of object. If we transport the whole system to the moon, the mass does not change but weight is reduced by one-sixth that on earth. So the answer is 12 kg, 2 kg.

Answer 2

Answer:

12 kg on earth is (using f=ma) 12 * 9.8 = 117.6 N. N is weight's standard unit.

Therefore on the moon it is $\frac{12 *9.8}{6}$

which is 2 *9.8

which is 19.6N on moon.

Therefore ans is 19.6 N on moon.

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