An object has a mass of 50 kg. What would be its weight?

[Take acceleration due to gravity $g = 10 \frac{m}{s^{2}}$ ]

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 B
600 N

Weight $w$ is the force due to which the Earth attracts all bodies towards its centre.

It is the product of the mass $m$ of the object and acceleration due to gravity $g$ .

$w = m g = 50 \times 10 = 500$ N.

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