A 3 kg stone is weighed first at equator, then it is taken to the north pole. The weight measured by the spring balance will be

Maximum at pole

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both A and C

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Solution

The correct option is D
both A and C

$g = \frac{G m_{e}}{R^{2}}$

R is minimum at the poles and maximum at equator owing to the fact that earth is not a perfect sphere, so it is maximum at poles and minimum at equator.

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A 3 kg stone is weighed first at equator, then it is taken to the north pole. The weight measured by the spring balance will be

The correct option is D both A and C g=GmeR2 R is minimum at the poles and maximum at equator owing to the fact that earth is not a perfect sphere, so it is maximum at poles and minimum at equator.

The correct option is D
both A and C

$g = \frac{G m_{e}}{R^{2}}$

R is minimum at the poles and maximum at equator owing to the fact that earth is not a perfect sphere, so it is maximum at poles and minimum at equator.