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An object weighs on Earth
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
An object weighs
300
N
300\,\text{N}
300
N
on Earth. What would be its weight on the Moon? (Assume
g
Moon
=
1
6
g
Earth
g_{\text{Moon}} = \tfrac16 g_{\text{Earth}}
g
Moon
=
6
1
g
Earth
.) (a)
100
N
100\,\text{N}
100
N
(b)
50
N
50\,\text{N}
50
N
(c)
0
N
0\,\text{N}
0
N
(d)
300
N
300\,\text{N}
300
N
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