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A small can of soup has a mass of about 400 g. What would its mass be on the moon? ​

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Answer:

400g

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of an object never changes, its weight does

Assuming you wanted to know the weight on moon:

mass (in kg) = 0.4 kg

let the value of g on earth = 10 m/s/s

F = ma

Weight on Earth = 4 N

Value of g on moon = 1.62 m/s/s

m = 0.4 kg

Weight on Moon:

F = ma

F = 0.4 * 1.62

F = 0.648 N

Hence, the weight of the can of soup on moon will be 0.648 N

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