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If the mass of a body is M on the surface of the earth, the mass of the same body on the surface of the moon is

A

M

B

zero

C

`M/6`

D

6M

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A
The mass of the body on the surface of the moon is M because it doesn't depend on the acceleration due to gravity and remains the same at all places .
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