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If diameter of earth becomes half of its present value and its mass becomes four times its present value, how would the weight of any object on the surface of earth be affected ?

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When the diameter is doubled, the radius R of earth is also doubled, it follows from `g=(GM)/R^2` , weight mg becomes one-fourth of the earlier value.
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