Differentiate between two characteristics of matter ‘ mass ’ and ‘ weight ’.

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Mass
Weight
Total matter content of a body.
1. Force of attraction by which earth attracts the body.
2. Mass of a body is always constant. 2. Weight of a body depends upon the acceleration due to gravity. Hence weight of a body is different at different places.
3.Unit of mass is Kg 3. Unit of weight is the newton.

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Mass	Weight
Total matter content of a body.	1. Force of attraction by which earth attracts the body.
2. Mass of a body is always constant.	2. Weight of a body depends upon the acceleration due to gravity. Hence weight of a body is different at different places.
3.Unit of mass is Kg	3. Unit of weight is the newton.