Question
State four differences between mass and weight.
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Answer
Mass
1. It is the quantity of matter contained in a body.
2. It is constant quantity.
3. It is a scalar quantity.
4. Its unit is kg.
5. Beam balance is used to measure it.
6. At no place its value is zero.
Weight:
1. It is the force with which a body is attracted towards the center of the earth.
2. $W = mxg$, hence its value changes from place to place according to the value of 'g'
3. It is a vector quantity.
4. Its unit is 'newton'.
5. Spring balance is used to measure it.
6. At the center of earth its value is zero.
1. It is the quantity of matter contained in a body.
2. It is constant quantity.
3. It is a scalar quantity.
4. Its unit is kg.
5. Beam balance is used to measure it.
6. At no place its value is zero.
Weight:
1. It is the force with which a body is attracted towards the center of the earth.
2. $W = mxg$, hence its value changes from place to place according to the value of 'g'
3. It is a vector quantity.
4. Its unit is 'newton'.
5. Spring balance is used to measure it.
6. At the center of earth its value is zero.
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