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What is the mass and weight of an object on the surface of the moon, if on the earth its mass is 12 kg?

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Mass of the object on earth is 12 kg. It will be 12 kg on the moon also. Value of ‘g’ on the moon is one-sixth of its value on the earth.

Weight of the object on earth = mg = 12 x 9.8 = 117.6

N Weight of the object on moon 1

= 12 x \(\frac{1}{2}\) x 9.8 = 19.6 N.

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