Question

what is the difference between weight and mass

Answer 1

There is a basic difference, because mass is the actual amount of material contained in a body and is measured in kg, gm, etc. Whereas weight is the force exerted by the gravity on that object mg. 

Answer 2

Mass:
*It is the amount of matter present in an object.
*Mass of an object is the measure of its inertia.
*It is a scalar quantity.
*Its SI unit is kg (Kilograms)
*Mass of a body remains the same everywhere.
*It can never be 0.

Weight:
*It is the force with which a body is attracted towards the Earth.
*Weight of an object is not the measure of its inertia.
*It is a vector quantity.
*Its SI unit is N(Newton).
*Weight of a body changes with change in location.
*It can be 0 if g=0 since W=mg,at the center of Earth g=0 hence W=0.

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