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The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) is the newton. For example, an object with a mass of one kilogram has a weight of about 9.8 newtons on the surface of the Earth, and about one-sixth as much on the Moon.

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What are the correct metric units for weight?

Weight is technically a force. It is the force exerted on a body by gravity, therefore the correct unit for weight is the newton. In everyday speech what people really mean by weight is mass, mass is measured in kilograms.


What is the standard unit of weight and measure in the world?

The international standard unit for weight is the GramAnswerNo, the international (SI) unit for weight which, of course, is the force due to gravity, is the newton. The kilogram (not gram!) is the SI base unit for mass, not force.


What is the SI Unit of a protector?

There is no such thing as an "SI unit of a protector".What unit you use will depend what aspect you want to measure: its length, mass, weight, refractive index, etc.


What is the SI unit used to measure force and its abbreviation?

Force is measured in newton. Weight is a force; therefore it is also measured in newton.


The newton is the si unit of what physical quantity?

Newton is the SI unit of force.Newton is the name of a British scientist and the name of unit is to honour him.The unit is actually Kg.m/s2The unit can be derived by the formula.Take the example of weight. It's formula is W = mg . We know that the unit of mass is kg and gravity is m/s2 so the unit of weight becomes kg.m/s2This unit is known as a Newton.It is always given a capital letter because it is someone's name. Other units that are always capitalised (upper case) are Ampere (Amp), Watt, Volt, Coulomb, Kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit, Curie, Roentgen because they are also people's names.

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What Weight unit?

SI unit of weight is Kg


Which SI unit is used to measure a persons weight?

The SI unit used to measure a person's weight is the kilogram (kg).


What is standard SI unit for weight?

Since a weight is a force, the unit for force, i.e. the newton, is used.


What is used to express weight in SI?

Weight is a force. The SI unit for weight is N (Newtons)


What Si unit replaces the pound. What does this measure?

kilogram is the SI unit for mass and weight, as said it measures the weight or mass.


Metric unit for measuring weight?

The SI unit for measuring weight (the force due to gravity) is the newton.The SI unit for measuring mass is the kilogram.


What si system grams measure?

kilo grams is the si unit for weight massThis answer is incorrect.A kilogram is the SI base unit for mass, not weight. Weight is a force, and is measured in newtons.


Si unit weight?

newton


What is the SI unit for measuring weight?

The SI unit of measurement for weight is the newton.


What is the SI units for weight?

Weight is measured in newtons.The S.I Unit for weight is Newton.Newton.The SI unit for weight, which is a force on a mass, due to gravity, is the newton. The terminology is tricky, though. Many people use the terms weight and mass interchangeably. The SI unit for mass is the kilogram.Newton.The SI unit for weight, which is a force on a mass, due to gravity, is the newton. The terminology is tricky, though. Many people use the terms weight and mass interchangeably. The SI unit for mass is the kilogram.


What is the standard unit of weight in science?

The SI unit of force is the "newton". Weight is a force.


What is the metric unit for cushion's weight?

Weight is force. The SI unit of force is the Newton.