Question: On the moon the gravitational acceleration is approximately one-sixth that on the surface of the earth. A 5-kg mass is weighed with a beam balance

On the moon the gravitational acceleration is approximately one-sixth that on the surface of the earth. A 5-kg mass is “weighed” with a beam balance on the surface on the moon. What is the expected reading? If this mass is weighed with a spring scale that reads correctly for standard gravity on earth (see Problem 2.1), what is the reading?

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