The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.80 m/s2. If the mass of a honeybee is 0.000100 kilograms, what is the weight of this insect?
weight = mg
here m = 0.000100 g = 9.80
hence weight = 0.00980 kgm/s2
Answer:
0.00098 N
Explanation:
The weight of an object is given by:
\(W=mg\)
where
m is the mass of the object
g is the gravitational acceleration on the planet
In this problem, we have:
\(m=0.0001 kg\) is the mass of the honeybee
\(g=9.8 m/s^2\) is the acceleration due to gravity
Substituting into the equation, we find:
\(W=mg=(0.0001 kg)(9.8 m/s^2)=0.00098 N\)