Question

The mass and weight of an object on earth are 5 kg and 49N 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 earth.

Answer 1

Hey,

Your answer is here,

Mass of an object never varies 'cause it is the amount of matter contained in the body.

Therefore mass on moon=mass on earth
=5 kg

Weight varies as it is the product of mass and acceleration due to gravity at that place.

Therefore weight on earth =49 N
Weight on moon =weight on earth /6 [as the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 to that of earth.]
Weight in moon=49N/6
=>>>>>8.16666667 newtons

Hope it helps you ☺️

Answer 2

Hey, here is your answer....

Mass is constant every where in the universe... so, mass of the object on the earth is same as the mass of object on the moon, i.e., 5kg...

And the weight is nothing but mass×acceleration due to gravity...

And given, acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th of that on the earth....

Given, weight of the object on the earth is 49N.., assume, acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 10... then, weight of the object on moon is equal to....

= 4.9×(10/6)....

= 49/6....

= 8.166666666

It is approx equal to 8.17......

And if you assume acceleration due to gravity on the earth is 9.8..... then, acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 9.8/6.....

= 4.9×(9.8/6)....

= 48.02/6....

= 240.1/6.....

= 8.00333333333

It is approx equal to 8.003.....

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