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Atoms And Molecules

Question
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A man weighs 600 N on the earth, what is his mass? (Take g = 10 m/s2). If he was taken to the moon, his weight would be 100 N. What is his mass on the moon? What is the acceleration due to gravity on the moon?

Solution

Weights of man on earth, W = 600 N
Acceleration due to gravity 'g' on earth, g = 10 m/s2
therefore space Mass space of space man space on space earth space equals space space straight W over straight g space equals space 600 over 10 space equals space 60 space kg
We know that,
Mass remains constant everywhere.
Therefore,
Mass of man on moon, m = 60 kg
Weight of man on moon, W = 100 N
Acceleration due to gravity on moon is,
  g equals space straight W over straight m space equals 100 over 60 straight m divided by straight s squared space equals space 1.67 space straight m divided by straight s squared.