A man of mass 75 kg is standing on a spring balance inside a lift. Then the lift falls freely downwards. The reading on the spring balance will be

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A man of mass 75 kg is standing on a spring balance inside a lift. Then the lift falls freely downwards. The reading on the spring balance will be (A) zero (B) 75 kg (C) more than 75 kg (D) less than 75 kg

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Free fall is a state of weightlessness because in this case (g - a) = g - g = 0.

Q. A man of mass $75 k g$ is standing on a spring balance inside a lift. Then the lift falls freely downwards. The reading on the spring balance will be

zero

75 kg

more than 75 kg

less than 75 kg

Free fall is a state of weightlessness because in this case $(g - a) = g - g = 0$ .

Q. A man of mass 75kg is standing on a spring balance inside a lift. Then the lift falls freely downwards. The reading on the spring balance will be