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8Distinguish between the terms mass and weight.​

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mass :

  • mass is a property of matter the mass of an OBJECT is the same everywhere .
  • can never be ZERO
  • mass does not CHANGE according to location .
  • mass is a SCALAR quantity .
  • mass may be measured using an ordinary balance

weight :

  • it does depends on the EFFECT of gravity .increases or decreases with higher or lower Gravity .
  • can be zero if no gravity acts upon an object as in space .
  • weight varies according to location .
  • weight is a vector quantity
  • weight is measured by using the spring balance

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