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If the Earth loses its gravity, then for a body

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weight becomes zero

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mass becomes zero

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neither mass nor weight is zero

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both mass and weight are zero

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Solution

The correct option is A weight becomes zero
Weight $= m g$
As $g$ becomes zero, weight is zero.
Mass is the quantity of matter which is independent of $g$ .

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