Chemical Engineering Basics - Engineering

Q1:

The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is

A infinite

B zero.

C same as on the surface of the earth.

D none of these.

ANS:B - zero.

The weight of a body at the center of the Earth would be zero. At the center of the Earth, all the mass of the Earth would be evenly distributed around the body, resulting in gravitational forces pulling in all directions equally. As a result, the net gravitational force acting on the body would be zero, leading to a weight of zero. So, the correct answer is: zero