Question

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.80 m/s2. If the mass of a honeybee is 0.000100 kilograms, what is the weight of this insect?

Answer 1

weight = mg
here m = 0.000100 g = 9.80
hence weight = 0.00980 kgm/s2

Answer 2

0.00098 N

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of an object is given by:

`W=mg`

where

m is the mass of the object

g is the gravitational acceleration on the planet

In this problem, we have:

`m=0.0001 kg` is the mass of the honeybee

`g=9.8 m/s^2` is the acceleration due to gravity

Substituting into the equation, we find:

`W=mg=(0.0001 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)=0.00098 N`