A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with this balance at…
Physics · JEE Advanced · NTA Exams — Gravitation
A spring balance is graduated on sea level. If a body is weighed with this balance at consecutively increasing heights from earth’s surface, the weight indicated by the balance
- Will go on increasing continuously
- Will go on decreasing continuously
- Will remain same
- Will first increase and then decrease
Answer
(B) Will go on decreasing continuously
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