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A container of rocks is brought back from the Moon's surface where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.62 meters per second^2. If the total mass of the container of rocks is 65.0 kilograms, what is its
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A container of rocks is brought back from the Moon's surface where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.62 meters per second^2. If the total mass of the container of rocks is 65.0 kilograms, what is its weight on Earth's surface?

A) 65.0 N

B) 105 N

C) 394 N

D) 638 N

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Force at moon:-

Use Newtons second law


\\ \rm\Rrightarrow F=ma=65(1.62)=105.3N

Force at moon is one sixth of force at earth

Weight on earth;-

  • 105.3(6)=631.8N
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