At the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.81 m/s2 . A watermelon has a weight of 59.0 N at the surface of the earth. In this problem, use 9.80 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity on earth.

The weight of watermelon on the surface of Jupiter = 10.9 N

Explanation:

Weight of watermelon at the earth surface = 59 N

Acceleration due to gravity at earth ( ) = 9.80

Mass of the object at earth surface  M = = 6.02 kg

Acceleration due to gravity at Jupiter ( ) = 1.81  

Weight of object at Jupiter's surface = M ×

⇒ = 6.02 × 1.81

⇒ = 10.9 N

This is the weight of watermelon on the surface of Jupiter.