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1.3 Mass and weight
Mass – A measure of the quantity of matter in an object at rest.
Weight – A gravitational force on an object that has mass. Weight is the effect of a gravitational field on a mass.
Gravitational field strength – Force per unit mass.
g=W/m
Gravitational field strength is equivalent to the acceleration of free fall.
A balance can be used to compare weights and masses.
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