What is 150 pounds converted to newtons?

Answer 1

Newtons is a measurement of force, and kilograms measures mass. In order to convert between the two you need some form of acceleration. Using Newtons law (F=ma) and assuming you are using gravity on earth, you would multiply 150 kg by 9.81 m/s^2 to get the force in Newtons.

Answer 2

Answer 1. A newton is a unit of force, not weight or mass. 92 pounds cannot be converted to newtons.

Answer 2. The first answer is absolutely correct physics. Weight, mass and force are often confused, partly because over the centuries things have been given confusingly similar names. For a long time physicists talked about grams-force and grams-weight, and often didn't bother to put in the words weight or force. After all, they knew what they meant. Engineers in the USA still use the unit pounds-force, and the naughty boys sometimes omit the word force. Let's clear the confusion a bit.

The person mentioned in the question weighed 92 lbs. If, while on our planet, she stands on a bathroom scale, it will indicate 92lbs. Is that lbs weight ? Well, we know it is, but the scale doesn't. It could be a strong man holding the scale in his hands and squeezing it until it reads 92lbs. That would be 92lbs force, but again, how does the scale know? Scientists have introduced the Newton as a unit of force to make it clearer to students that mass, force and weight are not identical, but sometimes the difference between force and weight is a difference that makes no difference.

When the lady stands on the scale, she exerts a downward force on the scale of 92lbs. (Oops ! sorry ! 92 lbs-force) Well, lbs-force can be converted to Newtons. (92x454)/110=380N

Please clear this up: One kg is a measurement of weight.1 But since it is a result of multiplying mass by acceleration, is it not also force? Or is the force just a measure of what is caused by the weight and thus is proportional to weight?

Force and mass are related by Newton's law f=ma. If a force of P Kg-force is applied to a mass of Q Kg, the mass will accelerate at a rate of (P/Q) x 32 feet / sec / sec. The constant 32 comes from the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of our planet, which is 32 ft /sec/sec. This constant is what allows us to use a Kg as the unit of mass as well as of weight, but it only holds good on the earth.

but! one thing is important. 1 pound force = 4.45 newtons. i round the number <~ remember one thing, newtons can be converted into pound force

1. No - not to scientists ! A Kilogram is one of the three original fundamental units, which are length, mass and time, the Ampere now being considered a fourth. The mass of an object is an intrinsic property, which it has whenever and wherever. The weight of an object depends on where it is. Most people now know that if you take a 1Kg mass to the moon it will weigh less than two hundred grams. Not so many realise that if you take that mass up a mountain on earth it will weigh less, and if you take it down a mine it weighs more. In fact, physicists and geologists use an instrument called a gravimeter which measures tiny changes in earths gravity by measuring changes in the weight of a mass inside it. There is a lot more to be said on this subject, but it would take a small book to do it justice.

Answer 3

Newtons is the name give to Force.

Pounds is the Imperial system of mass (weight).

You need to know the acceleration before any conversion and connection can be made,

Answer 4

195 pounds equates to 867.4 Newtons (at Earth's surface).

Answer 5

125 pounds = about 56,700 grams*

* pounds x 453.6 = grams

Answer 6

If you weigh 125 pounds on earth, your mass is 56.7 kilograms.

If you weigh 125 pounds on the moon, your mass is 347.3 kilograms.

Answer 7

1 pound force = 4.44822162 newtons

150 pound force = 667.233243 newtons

Answer 8

lbs is an abbreviation for pounds, so 150 pounds = 150 lbs.

Answer 9

150 pounds converts to about 667 newtons.

Answer 10

(# lbs / 2.2 lbs) * 9.8 m/s^2