What is the weight of an object when it is taken to the exact center of the Earth?

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A It remains equal to its weight on the surface.
B It becomes infinite.
C It becomes zero.
D It drops to exactly half of its surface weight.

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Answer: C. It becomes zero.

Correct Answer: C) It becomes zero.
Explanation: At the center of the Earth, the mass of the Earth pulls on the object equally from all directions, canceling out the net gravitational force. Since g = 0 at the center, the weight (W = mg) also becomes zero.

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What is the weight of an object when it is taken to the exact center of the Earth?

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