Physics, asked by samar57, 1 year ago

what is the difference d/w mass and weight?

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Answered by Anonymous

weight is a type of force exerts by gravitation
see this formula
W=mg
here W is weight and m is mass
and g is gravitational acceleration
while
mass is the amount of matter present in the body or any substance

Answered by Shri2002

Mass is physical quantity which says about the amount of particles in an object.It us permanent.Its SI unit is Kg.It is measured using weighing scales.

Weight is a type of force. It is not permenant and it changes.Its SI unit is newton.It is measured by spring balance.

samar57: the weight on the is 1/6 times less then the earth

samar57: sorry weight on the moon

sakshi395: hm

Anonymous: due to gravitational force

samar57: yes

Anonymous: ok bro

samar57: but on gravity on the moon

samar57: so that the actual weight a person is less on moon

Anonymous: weight is not constant only mass is constant

samar57: oooo yes sir

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