Compare Mass and Weight – Units

Compare Mass and Weight:The comparison between Mass and Weight of any component can be explained in this article.

Compare Mass and Weight:

Mass of the body:

• Mass of the body does not vary from place to place and it is not affected by the gravitational force.
• It is represented by “m”.
• Unit of mass “m”=Grams

Weight of the body:

• Weight of a body varies from place to place and depends on the acceleration due to gravity existing at that place.
• It is represented by “W”.
• The formula for weight of the body is

                           W=m/g

• If “g” is positive then the sign of “W” cannot changes whereas
• If “g” is negative then the sign of “W” changes.

So,this is the main difference between mass and weight of any body.

Unit of weight “W”=mg=Kg*(m/s2)

Therefore,Unit if weight =Newton

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