Physics
The value of g at the center of the earth is zero. What will be the weight of a body of mass m kg at the center of the earth ?
Laws of Motion
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Answer
Zero
Reason — As we know,
weight of a body of mass m kg = mg
At the center of the earth, acceleration due to gravity g = 0.
Substituting the value in the formula above we get,
W = m x 0 = 0
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