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What is more fundamental mass or weight?


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  1. Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in a body.
  2. The SI unit of mass is kg
  3. Weight is the measure of the force of gravity acting on a body.
  4. The SI unit of weight is NewtonN
  5. The equation relating the mass or weight of an object can be written as:
    W=mg
    Where, W is the weight of the object, m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity.
  6. The weight is derived from the fundamental quantity of mass.
  7. Hence, mass is a more fundamental quantity than weight.

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