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Standard VII
Physics
Weight and Mass
Weight of a b...
Question
Weight of a body is a constant quantity.
A
True
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B
False
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Solution
The correct option is
B
False
Weight
W
=
m
g
, where
m
is mass and
g
is acceleration due to gravity.
Value of
g
is different at different place. At poles, value of
g
is highest and at the center of the earth is zero.
Hence, weight of the body is not a constant quantity as it changes from place to place on the earth,
So, Statement is false.
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