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A body weighs 10 kg on earth, where `g=9.8m//s^(2)`. What would be
its mass and weight on moon, where `g=1.6m//s^(2)` ?

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Mass on moon=mass on earth=10kg
weight on moon =`mg=10xx1.6=16N`
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