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Gravitational force on the moon is only 1/6 that on Earth. What is the weight of a 10-kg object on the moon and on Earth? What is its mass on the moon and on Earth?
The weight and mass of the object on the moon and on Earth.
Answer to Problem 55A
The mass remains same, the weight of the object on the moon is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The mass of the object,
The gravitational force or thereby the acceleration due to gravity on the moon,
Formula used:
If the given mass of an object is
Where,
Calculation:
The mass is the quantity of matter in an object. Hence, it will remain same on both the moon and on Earth. Now, using the above formula, the weight of the object on Earth will be,
And, the weight of the object on the moon will be,
Conclusion:
Hence, the mass of the object on both the moon and Earth remains same, while its weight on the moon is
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