What is difference between mass and weight?

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Mass Weight
Mass can be defined as the amount of matter in a body. Weight is the force of gravity acting on a body.
The SI unit of mass is $kg$ The SI unit of weight is $Newton (N)$
Mass is a scalar quantity. Weight is a vector quantity.
The value of mass is constant. The value of weight is dependent on the gravitational pull.
Mass cannot be zero. Weight can be zero in a place where gravity is zero.

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Mass	Weight
Mass can be defined as the amount of matter in a body.	Weight is the force of gravity acting on a body.
The SI unit of mass is $kg$	The SI unit of weight is $Newton (N)$
Mass is a scalar quantity.	Weight is a vector quantity.
The value of mass is constant.	The value of weight is dependent on the gravitational pull.
Mass cannot be zero.	Weight can be zero in a place where gravity is zero.