Mass of an object is $60 k g$ on the surface of the earth. Find its mass and weight on the surface on the moon.

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Solution

Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is $1 / 6$ times as that on the earth and we know that mass is property of the material it always remains same and weight is measure of gravitational force, hence
mass of object on moon is $60 k g$ and weight $= 60 g / 6 = 10 \times 10 = 100 N$

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