Question

write the difference between mass and weight

Answer 1

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Difference between Mass and weight

• mass is the measure of inertia whereas weight is the measure of gravity .
• mass is a scalar quantity whereas weight is a vector quantity .
• mass cannot be zero for a body whereas weight of a body is zero at the centre of the earth .
• mass is an essential property of material bodies whereas weight is not an essential property .
• mass is not affected by the presence of other body whereas weight is affected by the presence of other body .
• the unit of mass arevgram, kilogram etc and the unit of weight are dyne, Newton etc.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Mass: Mass of a body is the amount of substance contained in the body. The SI unit of mass is kilogram (kg).

Weight: Weight of a body is the gravitational force exerted on it by the Earth.