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Differentiate between mass and weight.

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Mass is the measure of the amount of matter in a body. Mass is denoted using m or M.

Weight is the measure of the amount of force acting on a mass due to the acceleration due to gravity.

Weight usually is denoted by W. Weight is mass multiplied by the acceleration of gravity.

W=mg

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