The weight of a body will be maximum at-

The weight of a body will be maximum at- Correct Answer Poles

CONCEPT:

  • Acceleration due to gravity (g): It is the free-fall acceleration of an object in a vacuum without any drag.
    • This is the steady gain in speed caused exclusively by the force of gravitational attraction.
    • The standard value of g on the surface of the earth at sea level is 9.8 m/s2.
    • The value of g is comparatively more at the pole than that of the equator

The acceleration due to gravity is given by:

g = GM/r2

W = mg

where, w = weight ,m = mass of object, M = mass of the earth,r = radius of the earth, G = universal gravitational constant (6.67×10-11 Nm2/kg2)

EXPLANATION:

  • As per the above discussion, it's clear that the g value is more at the pole than the equator. 

Weight (W) α g

  • Mass remains constant always everywhere.
  • So weight will be maximum at poles.
  • The correct option is 1.
  • g is zero at centre of the earth, So the weight of a body at the centre of the earth will be zero.

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