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If a body is taken to a place where there is no gravity, then

A

both its mass and its weight become zero

B

neither its mass nor its weight becomes zero

C

its mass becomes zero but not its weight

D

its weight becomes zero but its mass remains the same

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Mass m is the quantity of matter contained in a body which is constant everywhere. Weight, however, is the force experienced by a body and is given by mg.
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