A person sitting in a chair in a satellite feels weightless because (a) the earth does not attract the objects in a satellite
A person sitting in a chair in a satellite feels weightless because
(a) the earth does not attract the objects in a satellite
(b) the normal force by the chair on the person balances the earth's attraction
(c) the normal force is zero
(d) the person in satellite is not accelerated.
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(c) the normal force is zero
EXPLANATION:
Only (c) is correct. The weight and the centrifugal force balance each other, hence the normal force is zero.
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