Re: Weight and Mass

[Joseph Bellina <jbellina@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

I didn't suggest this, Ludwig did.

joe

On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tina Fanetti wrote:

> Funny,
> That is what I told them..they didn't get it
>
> > > weight =3D the gravitational force on an object due to Earth
>
> mass =3D the quantity of material present in a sample; fundamentally =
> related to the number of atoms in the sample
> <<
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
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