The weight of an object on the Moon would be approximately 1/6th of its weight on Earth, so its weight on the Moon would be around 2 (12 divided by 6).
The weight of an object is the force exerted on it due to gravity, and it depends on the mass of the object and the gravitational acceleration of the celestial body it is on. The gravitational acceleration on the Moon is about 1/6th of that on Earth.
Given that weight (W) is calculated by multiplying mass (m) by gravitational acceleration (g), if an object has a mass of 12 units on Earth (where g ≈ 9.8 m/s2), its weight (W) on Earth would be:
W = m × g = 12 kg × 9.8 m/s2 ≈ 117.6 N
On the Moon, with a gravitational acceleration of approximately 1/6th of Earth’s (g ≈ 1.625 m/s2), the weight (W′) of the object on the Moon would be:
W′ = m × g′ = 12 kg × 1.625 m/s2 ≈ 19.5 N
Therefore, the weight of the object on the Moon is approximately 1/6th of its weight on Earth.