Question

A planet is discovered that has twice the mass of Earth but the same gravitational acceleration. If you weigh 700 N on Earth, on the new planet you would weigh 2500 N. is it true or false and if its false correct it

Answer 1

Your weight would remain 700 N.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is false. Gravitational acceleration depends on the mass of the planet and your distance from its center, but it does not depend on the mass of the object (in this case, a person) experiencing the gravitational force.

If a planet has twice the mass of Earth but the same gravitational acceleration, your weight on that planet would still be the same as on Earth, assuming the same distance from the center of the planet. Therefore, you would not weigh 2500 N on the new planet; your weight would remain 700 N.