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Can a Body Have Mass but No Weight ? Give Reasons for Your Answer. - Science

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Can a body have mass but no weight ? Give reasons for your answer.

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Yes, a body can have mass but no weight at the centre of the earth. This is because acceleration due to gravity (g) decreases as we go deep into the earth and becomes zero at the centre.

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Chapter 3: Gravitation - Very Short Answers 1 [Page 101]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics (Science) [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 3 Gravitation
Very Short Answers 1 | Q 44 | Page 101
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