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How much will a person with 72 N weight on the earth, weigh on the moon?

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12 N

B

36 N

C

21 N

D

63 N

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  8. The weight of a body is minimum at the poles.

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  9. Mass is a vector quantity.

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  10. Weight is a vector at the equator.

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  11. g has maximum value at the equator.

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  12. Outside the earth, g varies as 1//(R+h)^(2).

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  13. The value of G changes from place to place.

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  14. The value of g increases with altitude.

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  15. The escape velocity of a body does not depend on the mass of the body.

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