Question

What do you mean by apparent weight? What is the apparent weight of a body during free fall?

Answer 1

1. A freely falling body appears to have no weight. The normal reaction felt by the body is considered to be its apparent weight.
2. When a body falls freely, it experiences acceleration $\text{'}g\text{'}$.
3. As a result, the entire gravitational force pressing on it is used to accelerate it, and its weight cannot be seen.
4. Therefore, the apparent weight of a freely falling body is zero.