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If your weight on Earth is 38 kg, what will be your weight on the planet Mercury?

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14.3 kg

14.3 kg is correct.

Mass stays the same everywhere, but weight depends on the local gravity. Surface gravity on Mercury is about 0.38 times that on Earth (about 3.7 \(m/s^2\) against 9.8 \(m/s^2\)).

Weight on Mercury \(\approx 38 \times 0.376 \approx 14.3\) kg.

Hence, a person who weighs 38 kg on Earth would weigh about 14.3 kg on Mercury.

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