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State whether the Following statement is True or False.
Weight is the name of the force exerted on a object due to acceleration of gravity.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Weight $= m g$
Where $m =$ mass of object
$g =$ gravity and $m g =$ force exerted on an object due to the acceleration of gravity.

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