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A boy having has a weight of 600 N on Earth. What would be his weight on the Moon? (g = 10 m/s2)


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500 N

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600 N

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700 N

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800 N

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Solution

The correct option is A

500 N


The acceleration of gravity on the Moon is 16 times that of the acceleration of gravity on the Earth.
Hence weight of the boy on the Moon = 16× Weight of the boy on Earth
= 16× 600
= 100 N.


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