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A child has a mass of 47 kg on earth. What would the mass of this child be if it was determined on

the moon where the gravitational force is one-sixth of that on earth?

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Final answer:

The mass of the child would remain the same, 47 kg, regardless of the location on the moon.


Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are asked to determine the mass of a child on the moon given that the gravitational force on the moon is one-sixth of that on earth. Mass is a measure of the amount of matter an object contains and is not affected by gravity. Therefore, the mass of the child remains the same, which is 47 kg, regardless of the location.


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