State the difference between mass and weight of a body.

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State the difference between mass and weight of a body.

$\begin{matrix} M a s s & W e i g h t M a s s i s a p r o p e r t y o f m a t t e r . T h e m a s s o f a n o b j e c t i s t h e s a m e e v e r y w h e r e . & W e i g h t d e p e n d s o n t h e e f f e c t o f g r a v i t y . W e i g h t v a r i e s a c c o r d i n g t o l o c a t i o n . M a s s c a n n e v e r b e z e r o . & W e i g h t c a n b e z e r o i f n o g r a v i t y a c t s u p o n a n o b j e c t, a s i n s p a c e . M a s s i s a s c a l a r q u a n t i t y . I t h a s m a g n i t u d e . & W e i g h t i s a v e c t o r q u a n t i t y . I t h a s m a g n i t u d e a n d i s d i r e c t e d t o w a r d t h e c e n t e r o f t h e E a r t h o r o t h e r g r a v i t y . M a s s m a y b e m e a s u r e d u s i n g a n o r d i n a r y b a l a n c e . & W e i g h t i s m e a s u r e d u s i n g a s p r i n g b a l a n c e . M a s s u s u a l l y i s m e a s u r e d i n g r a m s a n d k i l o g r a m s . & W e i g h t i s m e a s u r e d i n N e w t o n (N) . \end{matrix}$

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