Comparison Between Mass and Weight
Mass
Mass is the quantity of matter contained in a body.
It is a constant quantity i.e. the mass of an object remains same at every where
The SI unit of mass is kilogram represented by “kg”.
Mass is a scaler quantity i.e. it doesn’t need any direction to defined
Mass can be measured by a beam balance.
It is denoted by small “m.
Weight
The force with which earth attracts a body towards its center is called its weight
Where as it is a variable quantity i.e. the weight of an object changes every where
The SI unit of weight is newton represented by N.
Whereas weight is a vector quantity and have a specific direction
Whereas the weight of an object is measured by a spring balance.
Whereas the weight is represented by small “w”
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