A boy have a mass of 50 kg. Taking $g = 10 m s^{- 2}$ , his weight on the Earth would be.

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600 N

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500 N

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Solution

The correct option is C 500 N
Weight is the force with which the Earth attracts all bodies towards its centre. Weight of an object is expressed as, w = mg, where 'm' is the mass of the object and 'g' is the acceleration due to gravity. Therefore w = 50 $\times$ 10 = 500 N.

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