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If the mass of a body is 5kg, its weight on the surface of the earth would be ___ N (newton). (g=9.8m/s2)

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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 9.8m/s2

weight = mass x acceleration

weight = 5 x 9.8 = 49 N


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