A beam balance is adjusted to give correct readings at a laboratory in Delhi

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Problem

A beam balance is adjusted to give correct readings at a laboratory in Delhi. If the same balance is transported to a high-altitude observatory where the value of gg is smaller, how will it read the mass of a given object? (a) It will indicate a smaller mass than in Delhi. (b) It will indicate a larger mass than in Delhi. (c) It will indicate the same mass as in Delhi. (d) Its readings will become unpredictable because gg has changed.

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