The mass of an object is 60kg on the surface of earth What wud b its weight when measured on the surface of moon.And way wud b its mass on the moon??

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$\sin c e t h e a c c e l r a t i o n d u e t o g r a v i t y o n m o o n i s g' = g / 6 g - a c c e l a r a t i o n d u e t o g r a v i t y o n e a r t h w e i g h t o f t h e o b j e c t o n t h e e a r t h w i l l b e W = m g = 60 \times 10 = 600 N a n d w e i g h t o n t h e m o o n w i l l b e W' = m g' = 60 \times \frac{10}{6} = 100 N a n d t h e m a s s o f t h e o b j e c t o n t h e e a r t h a n d m o o n w i l l b e s a m e i . e 60 k g R e g a r d s$

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The mass of an object is 60kg on the surface of earth What wud b its weight when measured on the surface of moon.And way wud b its mass on the moon??

Dear student since the accelration due to gravity on moon is g'=g/6g-accelaration due to gravity on earthweight of the object on the earth will be W=mg=60×10=600 Nand weight on the moon will beW'=mg'=60×106=100 Nand the mass of the object on the earth and moon will be same i.e 60 kgRegards