A bag of sugar weighs 5.00 lb onEarth. What would it weigh in newtons on the Moo

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A bag of sugar weighs 5.00 lb onEarth. What would it weigh in newtons on the Moon, where thefree-fall acceleration is one-sixth that on Earth?
1 N

Repeat for Jupiter, where g is 2.64 times that onEarth.
2 N

Find the mass of the bag of sugar in kilograms at each of the threelocations. Earth 3 kg Moon 4 kg Jupiter 5 kg Earth 3 kg Moon 4 kg Jupiter 5 kg

Explanation / Answer

mass=1lb=0.454 kg =>m=1.816 kg on the Moon: weight: w=m*9.8/6=2.97 N on the Jupiter: w=m*9.8*2.64=47 N the mass of the sugar bag is the same for 3 locations and it isequal to 1.816 kg

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