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Standard IX
Physics
Weight and Mass
Weight of an ...
Question
Weight of an object on moon will be
A
One third of it's value on earth
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B
Same as on earth
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C
100 times it's value on earth
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D
One sixth of its value on earth
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Solution
The correct option is
D
One sixth of its value on earth
Weight of an object is directly proportional to the gravitational acceleration.
W
=
m
g
Gravitational acceleration on moon is one sixth of earth, hence weight of an object on moon will be one sixth of its value on earth.
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