Question

What is weight of a body of mass 100 kg on the surface of the moon?

Answer 1

Answer

• Weight of the body on the surface of moon is 160 N

Given

• A body of mass 100 kg

To Find

• Weight of a body on the surface of the moon

Formula

• Weight , W = mg

where ,

• m denotes mass of the body
• g denotes acceleration due to gravity

Solution

Mass , m = 100 kg

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

Weight , W = ? N

Now apply formula .

⇒ W = mg

⇒ W = 100 × 1.6

⇒ W = 160 N

More Info

• Acceleration due to gravity on earth , $\bf g_e=9.8\ m/s^2$

• Acceleration due to gravity on moon , $\bf g_m=1.6\ m/s^2$