Question

the mass and weight of an object on earth are 5kg and 49 N respectively what will be thier values on the moon? Assume that acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th of that on the earth. solve the example

Answer 1

Mass will be the same it doesn't change if go any where but weight changes according to place .
On the moon value of 'g' is 1/6 than Earth so
49 N *1/6= 1.87N

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answers are 5 kg and 8.2 N.

Explanation:

The expression for the weight of the object on the earth is as follows;

W= mg

Here, m is the mass of the object and g is the acceleration due to gravity.

It is given in the problem that the mass and weight of an object on earth are 5 kg and 49 N respectively.

The weight of the object on the moon is 1/6th of that on the earth as acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6th on the moon. But the mass of the object remains same on both.

Calculate the weight of the object on the moon.

$W'=\frac{W}{6}$

Here, W is the weight of the object on the moon and W is the weight of the object on the earth.

Put W= 49 N.

$W'=\frac{49}{6}$

$W'=8.2 N$

Therefore, the mass of the object on the moon is 5 kg. The weight of the object on the moon is 8.2 N.