The kilogram is not a base unit, the gram is.
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Yes, you are quite correct, the kilogram is the only SI base unit with a prefix. The above answer is unfortunately incorrect.
Subunits can be abbreviated using the first letter of the prefix and the first letter of the base unit (all lowercase): mm = millimeter, kg = kilogram, etc. Meters are simply, "M" because they do not have a prefix, they are a base unit in themselves.
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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.
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The kilogram is the SI unit for mass.But grams are also often used.Additional AnswerIn SI, there are 'base' (not 'basic') units and 'derived' units -which, as the name suggests, are derived from the base units. There are seven base units, including the kilogram (not the gram) for mass.The SI unit for weight, which is the force due to gravity, is the newton, which is a derived unit.
Yes, the kilogram is the SI base unit for mass. Fun fact: the kilogram is the only SI base unit with a prefix.
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This is because the gram is too small for most practical applications.
The unit that measures mass is the kilogram. The SI unit that is used to measure weight is the newton.
There is no such thing as a 'base unit for kilogram'! A kilogram is the SI base unit for mass.
The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram
The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram.
Subunits can be abbreviated using the first letter of the prefix and the first letter of the base unit (all lowercase): mm = millimeter, kg = kilogram, etc. Meters are simply, "M" because they do not have a prefix, they are a base unit in themselves.
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass and is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram.In metric System there are many units to measure the mass of the objects like pounds, gm, lbs, kg,etc.
The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram. No, it doesn't make any sense for the base unit to have a prefix, but the gram is inconveniently small for "everyday" use.
The base unit for microgram is the gram. This is the same base unit as Kilogram.