Question

Value of gravitation on moon's surface is 1.6 ms-1. Weight of a 100 kg body on moon's surface will be

Answer 1

The weight of the body on moon's surface is 160 N.

The value of gravitation on moon's surface is 1.6 m/s².

We have to find the weight of a body of mass 100kg on moon's surface.

Concepts :

• Acceleration due to gravity on moon's surface is approximately 1/6 times of the acceleration due to gravity on earth's surface.
• Weight of a body is given by the product of mass of that body and acceleration due to gravity. i.e., W = mg.

Here,

Acceleration due to gravity on moon's surface, g = 1.6 m/s²

mass of the body, m = 100 kg

∴ Weight of the body on moon's surface, W = mg

= 100 kg × 1.6 m/s²

= 160 Kgm/s²

= 160 N [ ∵ 1 Kgm/s² = 1 N]

Therefore the weight of the body on moon's surface is 160 N.

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