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No, kilograms are mass units. The SI unit of force is the newton; a newton is a kilogram-meter per second per second.
That means that under standard Earth gravity, a 1 kg mass weighs ... is attracted towards the Earth with a force of ... about 9.8 N.
One thing that's a little confusing about "the metric system" for some people is that pounds are a unit of force (weight) but kilograms are a unit of mass. The US unit for mass is an uncommon one (it's called a "slug"). A slug is the amount of mass that can be accelerated at one foot per second per second by a force of 1 pound; to put it another way, on the surface of the Earth, 1 slug of mass has a weight of about 32 pounds.
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What is the mass of a bucket of water?
That really depends on the bucket, but it would be measured kilograms.
Is a mass of a person weighed in mg or kg?
The mass of a person is MEASURED in kilograms. A mass cannot be weighed, and a person's weight is measured in Newtons.
What Is Hooke's Law Formula?
It is: F= -Kx remember the bigger the force the more the string streches. {it is prportional} here F is equal to the force measured in Newtons K is the force constant measured in N/m x is the distance the sprinh has been streched measured in Meters
What is a hectokilogram?
A hectokilogram is a kilogram that is measured in multiples of 100,000. In other words, 100,000 kilograms is equal to one hectokilogram.
Which unit would be best for measuring the weight of a marble?
Mass is measured in kilograms. Weight is measured in newtons. If you are asking which unit to choose to measure then mass of a marble, then you need to use the submultiple of the kilogram, the gram.
