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If a body is weightless in space, it means:
AIts mass is zero
BNo gravity acts on it
CIt is in free fall
DIt has no inertia
✓ Correct Answer: C — It is in free fall
Weightlessness occurs when there is no reaction force, typically during free fall orbit.
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