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Renu is standing in a dining line 6.38 x 103 km from the centre of the earth. The mass of the earth is 6 x 1024 kg.

Will the value change after she finishes her lunch?

No, g is independent of her mass, so it will not change after she finishes her lunch though her mass has changed slightly.


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