A stone weighs 49N on the surface of the Earth. When the same stone is taken to the top of a high mountain, its weight is found to be 48N. Take gearth=9.8m/s2.
(a) Determine the mass of the stone.
(b) Calculate the value of the acceleration due to gravity at the mountaintop.
(c) Find the percentage decrease in the value of g at the mountaintop as compared with its value on the Earth’s surface.