How do you convert kilograms to kilonewtons?

Answer 1

Multiply Kilogram by 0.00981

NOTE: Kilogram is a unit of mass, and Kilonewton is a unit of force. The above conversion is only useful for an object at rest on the Earth's surface. At that point, the force (kN) exerted on an object is equal to the mass (kg) multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s2), so the weight of 1 kilogram at rest would be 9.81 Newtons, or 0.00981 kN. If an object is falling, you have to take into account the distance of the fall, and the rate at which the object was allowed to reach free-fall. If I fell off a 50 foot cliff, I would reach free-fall immediately, and would hit the ground with a force of roughly 11 1/2 kN. If I were 50 feet up in a tree that decided to fall, the force with which I hit the ground would depend on the amount of resistance the tree provided against my rate of acceleration. If I were in the space shuttle orbiting the Earth, my mass would still be 76 kg, but my weight, or the force exerted on my body, would be 0 kN, since the relative gravity would be 0.

Answer 2

You can convert a given mass in kilograms to an amount of force expressed in Newtons.You can do this by converting the mass into the gravitational force it experiences in the earths magnetic field.

The equation F=mg
is used(g=9.8 meters per second square)

Using this theory 1kg mass produces an equivalence of 9.8 Newtons of force.

For a given quantity of mass say 'M' ,the equivalent force =M x 9.8 Newtons.

Answer 3

Kilograms is mass, Newtons is force. Strictly speaking they don't translate unless you know under what gravity they're calculated. For average Earth conditions a mass of one kg will exert a downward force of 9.81 Newtons.

Answer 4

"Newton" and its multiples are units of force. "Kilogram" is a unit of mass.

They measure different quantities and they don't convert to each other.

On earth only, 1 kilogram of mass weighs 0.0098 kilonewtons, and

1 kilonewton is the weight of 102.041 kilograms of mass. But the

numbers are different in other places.

Answer 5

1 kN is approximately 101.97kg falling at a rate of 1m per second. Check out the conversion calculator at www.convertworld.com/en/weight/Kilonewton.html

Answer 6

A kilo-newton is equal to 1000 newtons. So divide by 1000