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Question

Weight of a body is a constant quantity.


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
  1. Weight W=mg, where mis mass and gis acceleration due to gravity.
  2. Value of gis different at different place. At poles, value of gis highest and at the center of the earth is zero.
  3. Hence, weight of the body is not a constant quantity as it changes from place to place on the earth,
  4. So, Statement is false.

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