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Which instrument is used to measure forces in newtons?
newtonmeter
Units of work?
newtonmeter (Nm) or Joule (J)
What unit would you use to measure the mass of something?
some scales, a newtonmeter maybe...
What are units of torque?
Newton-Meters
What is the unit scientists use when measuring force?
The SI unit of force is the 'newton'. 1 Newton = 1 kilogram-meter per second2 A strain gauge is a common measuring device and is highly portable, which is a good thing when you wish to measure the pulling force of a harbour tug, the lifting capacity of a crane, or the mass of a truck on the highway.
What are newton meters used to measure?
ForceAlmost any type of force can and most likely will be measured in Newtons when dealing with many varied science fields. For example I can say there is 8.00 x 10^3 newtons of tension in a rope. (that's the same as saying 8000 Newtons)Newtons in its simpler form is kg*m/s^2Remember Newtons can be used to denote how much tension is in a rope. How much force you apply on an object or almost anything else you can think of that produces an acceleration ( change in velocity).Newtons measure force. To measure force you can use a Newton meter. For example if you used the newton meter to pull an object across a flat surface at a steady speed, you would be measuring friction.
What type of scale do you use for measuring mass?
Mass is a fundamental property (along with charge, distance and time) On Earth, we know gravity causes objects to accelerate downwards at 9.81 metres per second per second [SIC]. Knowing this, we can define the Newton to be "The force due to gravity on an object of mass 1kg". Using a calibrated Newtonmeter, we can find the object's weight in Newtons, then divide it by 9.81 (Since W=MG, M=W/G) to find the mass, in kilogramms. Another way to measure mass is with a Mass Spectrometer. This is quite complicated to explain, and there is more information available at the following page: http://www.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/masspec/howitworks.html
