The mass and weight of an object on earth are 5 kg and 49 N respectively. what will be their values on the moon? Assume that the acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th of that on the earth....
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Mass of object = 5kg
Weight of object on earth = 49N
Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of moon is 1/6th of that on the earth.
We have to find weight of object on the surface of moon
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◈ Weight of an object is given by
- W = m × g
W denotes weight
m denotes mass
g denotes acc. due to gravity of planet
First of all, we need to find acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth.
➝ W = m × g
➝ 49 = 5 × g
➝ g = 9.8 m/s²
◈ Weight of object on moon :
➝ W' = m × g'
➝ W' = m × g/6
➝ W' = 5 × 9.8/6
➝ W' = 8.17N
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- The weight on the moon will be 8.1665 N.
FORMULA :
- Weight = ma.
- Weight = mg.
- Assume acceleration due to gravity of the moon is of that on the earth.
Here,
m = mass.
a = acceleration.
g = gravity.
GIVEN :
- Mass of the object on the earth = 5 kg.
- Weight of the object on the earth = 49 N.
TO FIND :
- What will be the Acceleration and weight on the moon = ?
SOLUTION :
Weight = mg
Put the values in the equation,
Acceleration on the moon,
The weight of the moon,
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