Question

what is difference between mass and weight

Answer 1

Mass is the amount of matter present in a substace,it remains same everywhere.
Weight is the mass with the effect of gravitational acceleration,it changes from place to place.

Answer 2

Difference between mass and weight

Mass:-

• Mass is the amount of matter contained in a body.
• It is a scalar quantity.
• Its SI unit is kilogram (kg).
• It is constant everywhere in the universe.
• Mass of a body can never be zero.
• It is measured by beam balance.

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Weight:-

• Weight is the force exerted by the earth on a body.
• It is a vector quantity.
• Its SI unit is Newton (N).
• It is not constant everywhere and changes with the change in acceleration due to gravity.
• Weight of a body can be zero.
• It is measured by a spring balance.