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A person sitting in a chair in a satelli...

A person sitting in a chair in a satellite feels weightless because

A

The earth does not attract the object in a satellite

B

the normal force by the chair on the person balances the earth's attraction.

C

the normal force is zero

D

the person in the satellite is not accelerated

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C
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