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Why does a body lose weight at the centre of the earth?

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The weight of the body is the force with which the body is attracted by the Earth towards its centre. Quantitatively, the weight of body of mass `m` is equal to `mg`, where` g` is the acceleration due to gravity. At the centre of Earth, `g = 0`, so weight of body is zero at the centre of Earth.
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