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Choose the correct statement from the following :
Weightlessness of an astronaut moving in a satellite is a situation of
PhysicsGravitationJEE Main
Options:
  • A Zero $g$
  • B No gravity
  • C Zero mass
  • D Free fall
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Free fall
Usually Weightlessness is defined as the feeling of zero gravity.
However, gravity is not zero anywhere in the space.
The astronaut in a satellite feels weightless because of the freefall above the earth.

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