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If the mass of a body is 5 kg, its weight on the surface of the earth would be ___. [Take acceleration due to gravity, g=9.8 ms2]

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50 N
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49 N
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100 N
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98 N
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Solution

The correct option is B 49 N
Given:
Mass of the body, m=5 kg
Acceleration due to gravity, g=9.8 ms2.

From definition of weight,
W=mg
W=5×9.8=49 N

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