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The weight of a body on the surface of moon is 1/6th of that on the Earth's surface. It is because acceleration due to gravit on the surface of moon is six times that on the surface of the Earth.

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  • The acceleration due to gravity near the surface of moon is-

    A
    `1/6` of the acceleration due to gravity of earth
    B
    almost equal to acceleration due to gravity of earth
    C
    6 times the acceleration due to gravity of earth
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    A
    ` 1: 1`
    B
    ` 1 : 6`
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    ` 6 : 1`
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    ` 1 : 2`
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