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What are the differences between the mass of an object and its weight?
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Mass |
Weight |
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It is quantity of matter contained in a body |
It is a force by which a body is attracted towards center of earth |
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It is measured in kilogram (SI Unit of mass is kg) |
It is measured in Newton. (SI Unit of weight is N) |
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Mass of a body remains constant |
Weight of an object changed as per acceleration due to gravity |
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Mass of a body is same on earth and moon |
Weight of body on moon is 1/6 of mass of body on moon |
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Mass of body can never be 0 |
Weight of a body is zero only when acceleration due to gravity is zero. |
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Mass is a scalar quantity, it only has magnitude |
Weight is a vector quantity,it has magnitude as well as direction |
