Astronaut is in a stable orbit around the earth when he weighs a body of mass 5 kg. What is the reading of the spring balance? **[OJEE 2007]**

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Astronaut is in a stable orbit around the earth when he weighs a body of mass kg. What is the reading of the spring balance? **[OJEE 2007]**

Answer: (A)

Both the astronaut and the mass are in free fall together while orbiting, so the mass exerts no force on the spring (apparent weightlessness); the

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