The metric unit of mass is kilogram. It is the mass of a piece of platinum alloy that keep in a museum in Paris. One kg (kilogram) is equal to 1000 g (gram). One kg (mass) weighs 2.205 pounds on the surface of the Earth.
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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 fundamental unit is the gram. However the standard unit (SI) used is the kilogram (1000 grams).AnswerThe terms 'fundamental unit' or 'standard unit' are not used in SI. The correct term is 'base unit', and the base unit for mass is the kilogram.
Yes.
The kilogram is the official unit of mass.
The yard is an English, or customary unit.