If the mass of a body is 5kg, its weight on the surface of the earth would be ___ N. (g = 9.8 $m / s^{2}$ )

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Solution

Weight on the surface of the earth is the measure of the force acting on the body because of acceleration due to gravity.

If we have a body of mass 5 kg and the acceleration due to gravity as $9.8 m / s^{2}$

weight = mass x acceleration due to gravity

weight = 5 x 9.8 = 49 N

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