The mass of a body on earth is 100 kg (acceleration due to gravity, ge = 10m/s2. If acceleration due to gravity on the moon is ge/ 6, then the mass of the body on the moon is :

(a) 100/6 kg (b) 60 kg (c) 100 kg (d) 600 kg

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(c) Mass is a universal constant. The mass of a body remains unchanged in any part of universe. Mass of a body does not change with respect to gravity. It is the weight that changes with gravity.

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