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.
Before the kilogram, the unit of mass commonly used was the gram. The gram is defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram, and it serves as a base unit in the metric system. For smaller measurements, units like milligrams (one-thousandth of a gram) are also used. The kilogram itself is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI).
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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 prefix kilo represents a value of 1,000 or 10^3. It is commonly used to indicate a multiple of a base unit by 1,000, such as kilogram or kilometer.
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 SI base unit for mass is the kilogram
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 SI base unit for mass is the kilogram.