As we go from one planet to another planet, how will the mass and weight of a body change?
As we go from one planet to another planet, how will the mass and weight of a body change?
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1. As we go from one planet to another, mass of a body remains unaffected.
2. However, due to change in mass and radius of planet, acceleration due to gravity acting on the body changes as, g ∝ M/R2.
Hence, weight of the body also changes as, W ∝ M/R2
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