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Is gram a quantity or a unit?

A unit, for measuring mass (or in imprecise language) weight.


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The Rydberg unit.


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The SI unit of heat is the Joule. It can also be measured in a calorimeter, where one calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius.


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A kilogram is a unit of measuring weight.


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A unit is what we measure something in. It helps us know both what is being measured, and the scale that is being measured. For example, if the unit is an inch, then we're measuring the length of something relatively small. If the unit is a lightyear, then we're measuring the distance of something huge (most likely the space between things in outer space).


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