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Explain in detail the idea of weightlessness using lift as an example.

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When a man is standing in the elevator, there are two forces acting on him.
1. Gravitational force which acts downward. If we take the vertical direction as positive y direction, the gravitational force acting on the man is `vecF_G =- mg hatj`
The normal force exerted by floor.on the man which acts vertically upward, `vecN = Nhatj` Weightlessness of freely falling bodies: Freely falling objects experience only gravitational force. As they fall freely, they are not in contact with any surface (by neglecting air friction). The normal force acting on the object is zero. The downward acceleration is equal to the acceleration due to the gravity of the i.e., (a = g) . Newton.s 2nd law acting on the man `N= mg (g - a) [ because a = g ] N= 0`
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