Given,
Weight of a block on the Earth = 980 N
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth = 9.8 N/kg
To find,
Weight of the block on the moon.
Solution,
The moon has acceleration (1/6) times that on earth. Let m be the mass of the block on the moon.
We know that,
W = mg
[tex]m=\dfrac{W}{g}\\\\m=\dfrac{980}{9.8}\\\\=100\ kg[/tex]
As mass of an object remains the same everywhere. Weight of the block on Moon is :
W' = mg'
As g'=(g/6)
So,
[tex]W=100\times \dfrac{g}{6}\\\\=100\times \dfrac{9.8}{6}\\\\=163.33\ N[/tex]
So, the weight of the block on the moon is 163.33 N.
