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KIM [24]
3 years ago
15

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Physics
1 answer:
I am Lyosha [343]3 years ago
5 0
Mass is the actual amount of material contained in a body and is measured by kg, gm, etc. Whereas weight is the force extorted by the gravity on that object mg. Note that mass is independent of everything but weight is different on earth, moon, etc.

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