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A boy weighing 600 N is in a lift. If the lift experiences a breakdown and starts falling freely under the action of gravity, what would be the apparent weight of the boy in the lift?


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600 N

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100 N

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0 N

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400 N

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Solution

The correct option is C

0 N


As we know, during free fall the only force acting is a man's weight itself. So, both lift and the boy inside would be in a state of free fall and hence the normal contact force between the floor of the lift and the man would be zero. Therefore the boy would experience weightlessness.


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