For a given object

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Problem

For a given object, its weight on different celestial bodies is directly proportional to which physical quantity of that body? (a) Its radius (

R

) (b) Its mass (

M

) (c) Local acceleration due to gravity (

g

) (d) Universal gravitational constant (

G

)