Question
Question: A woman of 50 kg mass is standing in an elevator. Suddenly, the cable of the elevator breaks and the...
A woman of 50 kg mass is standing in an elevator. Suddenly, the cable of the elevator breaks and the elevator begins to fall freely. The force exerted by the floor of the elevator on the woman is -
A
0 kg f
B
50 kg f
C
100 kg f
D
50 × 9.8 kg f
Answer
0 kg f
Explanation
Solution
For a freely falling body apparent weight is zero.