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No. The kilogram is a metric unit of mass and is not commonly used in the US.
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In the US we use pounds instead of kg. Although companies will put both US & metric measurements on packaging, especially food items.
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What is the metric unit used for measuring the mass?
The kilogram.
What unit is used to measure mass in the metric system?
The SI unit for mass in the metric system is the kilogram.
Is a kilogram used as a measurement for weight?
yes, it is the unit for metric unit for weight.
What is the metric unit most often used to descibe weight?
The metric unit most often used to describe weight is the Kilogram.
What is the metric unit used to measure the quantity of matter?
gram or kilogram
The symbol for the metric unit used to measure mass is?
kg for kilogram
What unit are used for mass?
the unit used for mass in density
The standard unit of mass in the metric system is the?
In the SI - the current metric system - that would be the kilogram. In older metric systems, the gram has been used as the unit of mass.
The basic unit of mass in the metric system?
In the SI, that is the kilogram. (Older "metric systems" used the gram instead.)
The gram is the primary metric unit used to measure what?
MassHowever, if, by 'primary unit', you mean 'base unit', then this is the kilogram not the gram.
What metric unit is used for mass?
A unit of mass in the metric system is the gram. However, a larger unit, equivalent to 1000 grams, the kilogram, is the actual base unit.AnswerIn the SI system, the base unit for mass is the kilogram. Submultiples include the gram and the milligram, and multiples include the megagram.
Which unit is used in both metric and US system unit?
seconds
