A package shows a mass of when weighed on a beam balance at the Earth’s surface.

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Problem

A package shows a mass of 30 kg30\,\text{kg} when weighed on a beam balance at the Earth’s surface. (i) What reading in newton will be observed if the same package is hung from a spring balance at the same place? Take g=9.8 m/s2g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^2. (ii) The package is taken to the Moon where g=1.63 m/s2g = 1.63\,\text{m/s}^2. What will be the reading of the spring balance there? (iii) What mass will the beam balance indicate on the Moon? Give a reason for your answer.

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