A 60kg man goes around the earth in a satellite. In the satellite, his weight will be

60 N

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Zero

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Solution

The correct option is D Zero
The gravitational force acting on the man in the satellite will be zero as there is no gravitational pull on man in the space hence his weight will be zero.

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