If the acceleration due to gravity on moon\'s surface (g_M) be 1/6^th of that on

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If the acceleration due to gravity on moon's surface (g_M) be 1/6^th of that on Earth's surface (g_E), will your mass change in case you land on moon surface? How about your weight? The Apollo 16 lunar module has a mass of 4240 kg. Using Newton's law of universal gravitation write down the equation for its weight on Earth surface and on Moon surface. (M_E = 5.97 times 10^24 kg, R_E = 6.38 times 10^6 m, M_M = 7.35 times 10^22 kg, R_M = 1.74 times 10^6 m, for gravitational constant, simply use G) Based on the attached chart, compare your weight on Mars with that on Jupiter.

Explanation / Answer

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Mass of a body does not depend on acceleration due to gravity, it will remain same everywhere, so it will not change when we land on moon surface.

However weight of a body is directly proportional to acceleration due to gravity so on moon weight will be 1/6 of that as on earth.

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