Under what conditions a body becomes weightless?

Weight of a body is nothing but the force with which it is attracted towards the centre of earth.

Force = Mass × Acceleration


W = m × g


Since, we have Force = Weight = W and acceleration is acceleration due to gravity or g.


A body becomes weightless when g becomes zero and this happens when acceleration due to gravity becomes zero and thus body becomes weightless.


Example:


At centre of earth, far away from earth’s surface, freely falling body


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