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12. An astronaut whose mass is 70 kg on Earth's surface 12 poi
is in a spacecraft at a height of twice Earth's radius above
Earth's surface (that is, 3 Earth radii from earth center).
What is her mass (not weight) there? *

Respuesta :

Her mass is still 70 kg

Explanation:

The mass of an object is an intrinsec property of the object that gives a measure of the "amount of matter" inside the object.

Being an intrinsec property, it depends only on the object itself, not on its location: therefore, the mass of an object is always the same in different locations. Therefore, the mass of the astronaut in the spacecraft is still the same as if she was on the earth, 70 kg.

On the contrary, the weight of an object is the force of gravity acting on the object, and it is given by

[tex]F=mg[/tex]

where

m is the mass

g is the acceleration of gravity

While m is always the same, the value of g changes based on the location: therefore, the weight of an object changes  depending on the location.

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