A piece of steel and a bag of feathers are suspended from two spring scales in a vacuum Each scale reads 100 N. What happens when you repeat the experiment outside under normal conditions?
a. The scale with feathers reads more than the scale with steel.
b. The scale with feathers reads less than the scale with steel.
c. The scales have the same reading, but the reading is less than the reading in a vacuum.
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