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Is it possible for a body to have inertia but no weight?

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yes, a body can have intertia (i.e., mass) but not weight. In a fact a body always has mass (i.e., intertial) but the gravitational force on it can zero. When a body is taken at the centre of the earth, it has mass `m`, but its weight `(= mg)` is zero.
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