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    Mass, Weight and Gravity

    MASS

    ➢ Mass is an amount of matter/substance in a body.

    ➢ SI unit of mass is kilogram (kg).

    ➢ Mass can be measured using pan balance, beam balance and electronic balance (Top pan balance).

    ➢ Mass does not depend upon location, it remain same everywhere.

    WEIGHT

    ➢ Weight is a force due to Earth’s gravitational pull.

    ➢ SI unit of weight is newton (N).

    ➢ Weight of an object is measured by spring balance or newton meter.

    ➢ Weight is a force. Force has a direction. The direction of weight is downwards

    ➢ Formula W= mg where, W= weight in newton (N),m = mass in kilogram (kg), and g= gravitational field strength in
    newton per kilogram (N/kg)

    ➢ g For Earth = 10 N/kg, For Moon = 1.6 N/kg, For Jupiter = 23- 25 N/kg

    ➢ Weight of a body varies in different places. It depends on gravitational field strength. More the gravity, more the
    weight will be. Larger the planet, more the gravity will be.

    ➢ More the distance, weaker the gravity will be.

    Difference between Mass and Weight

    Mass Weight
    • Amount of matter in an object • Is a force due to gravitational pull
    • S.I unit : kg • S.I unit : N
    • Instrument: electronic balance • Instrument: spring balance
    • Remains same regardless of location • Changes with location
    • It has no direction • Remember weight is a force so it must have a direction too
    • Mass cannot be zero • Weight can be zero
    Example Question 1

    The mass of an object on the Earth is 25 kg. Calculate the weight of the object?

    Formula: W= mg

    Solution: 25 × 10 = 250 N

    Example Question 2

    On the Earth, the gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg. On the Moon, the gravitational field strength is 1.6 N/kg.

    If an object has a weight of 50 N on Earth, what is its weight on the Moon?

    Formula: W = mg

    Solution: m = W/g = 50/10 = 5 kg

    weight on the moon = mg = 5 × 1.6 =8 N

    mass on moon and earth = 5 kg

    Gravitational field

    ➢ Gravitational field is a region around an object where it experiences a force due to gravitational attraction.

    ➢ Gravitational field on the surface of the Earth is 10 N/kg.

    ➢ This means that a gravitational force of 10 N is exerted on an object of mass 1 kg.

    Weightlessness

    A condition where we experience zero gravity.

    For Example: Astronauts in space feel weightlessness because there is no gravity

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