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There are two kinds of balances ie a beam balance and a spring balance. If both balances give the same measure of a given body on the surface of the earth, will they give same measure on the surface of the moon. Explain

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No, they will not give the same measure as the g on the moon is 1/6th to that on earth. So weight on moon is 1/6th to that on earth. (W=mg)

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