Differentiate between mass and weight of a body.

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The differences between mass and weight of a body are:
Mass
Weight
1.Mass is defined as a physical quantity which tells about the amount of matter contained in the body. 1. Weight of the body on the earth is defined as the gravitational pull due to the gravitation forces of the earth on the body.
2. It is a constant quantity. 2. It is a variable quantity and changes in accordance with the change in the acceleration due to gravity.
3. S.I. unit that is used to measure mass is kilogram and the CGS unit is gram. 3. S.I. unit of weight is Newton and CGS unit is dyne.
4. Mass is a scalar quantity. 4. Weight is a vector quantity.

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Mass	Weight
1.Mass is defined as a physical quantity which tells about the amount of matter contained in the body.	1. Weight of the body on the earth is defined as the gravitational pull due to the gravitation forces of the earth on the body.
2. It is a constant quantity.	2. It is a variable quantity and changes in accordance with the change in the acceleration due to gravity.
3. S.I. unit that is used to measure mass is kilogram and the CGS unit is gram.	3. S.I. unit of weight is Newton and CGS unit is dyne.
4. Mass is a scalar quantity.	4. Weight is a vector quantity.