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True or false - All objects weigh the same amount when placed in a vacuum, regardless of their mass. Identify your answer, then explain your answer selection.

User MozenRath
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Weight = mass x acceleration.

So, the weight will depend on their mass.

This force is due to the presence of gravitational field of Earth.

Hence the given statement is false.

User Irfan Mir
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