A body has a weight of $10\ kg$ on the surface of earth. What will be its weight when taken to the centre of the earth ?

Academic Physics NCERT Class 9

At the center of the earth, gravitational acceleration $g$ is zero.

Therefore, the weight of the body at the center of the earth $W=mg$

$=0$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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