Question

The weight of an object on the surface of the earth is 20 newton. Calculate its weight on the surface of the moon?

Answer 1

Step 1: Given data

The weight of an object on the earth $\left(W_e\right)$= 20 N.

Weight on the surface of the moon $\left(W_m\right)$ =?

Step 2: Formula used

$Weightofobjectonthemoon=\frac{1}{6}\times weightofthatobjectontheearth.$

$W_m=\frac{1}{6}\times W_e............\left(a\right)$

Step 3: Finding the weight on the surface of the moon

On, putting the given values in equation (a)

$$\begin{gathered} W_m=\frac{1}{6}\times 20N \\ {W}_m=3.33N. \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the mass of the object on the surface of the moon is 3.33 N.