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If the weight of a body on the earth is 6 N, what will it be on the moon?

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If the weight of a body on the earth is 6N, then its weight on the moon would be about 1N. This is because acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon is 1/6th the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface.

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