It's a newton-metre, folks.
A newton meter or N·m is the SI measurement of torque. Another measurement of torque is pounds foot of torque. A newton meter can also be a measurement of energy, and is the energy required to lift a one Newton weight one meter against earth's gravity that is to say above the ground. This means that a newton meter has exactly the same energy as a Joule.
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A Newton is the metric system unit of force. 1 Newton is equivalent to 1 kg·m/(sec²). In US customary, it's approximately equal to 4.45 pounds force. The Wikipedia article in the related link (below) has some good information.
A Newton meter is a device that measures force. The simple ones that you typically see in high school laboratories use a spring that stretches or is compressed as a force is applied. They have an indicator needle that shows how much force is applied. See link below for a picture. More sophisticated ones typically use load cells to more accurately measure the force. Some people believe they were invented by Isaac newton but this is not the case. The SI unit of force is called a Newton in his honor. Since these meters measure force they are named after this unit. There is sometimes confusion with a Newton Meter (note different spelling) which is the SI unit of torque. (Turning force.)
The Newton (N) named after Sir Isaac Newton the first real physicist in my book.
Torque is measured as a unit of length times a unit of force, so the SI unit is Newton-meters (Newton times meters). Imperial units would probably be something like foot-pound. Note that this is unrelated to energy units, also measured in Newton-meters. The unit "joule" as an equivalent for Newton-meters is only used for energy units, not for torque units.
There are 100 c-newton meters in a newton meter.
You can't. Newton-meters are a unit of force. Meters are a unit of distance. The two are not directly related.
Newton meters. (nm)
Forces are measured in Newtons (N). A Newton is a derived SI unit. Sometimes the calculation of a force will give the units kg*m/s^2, this is equivalent to a Newton. The English unit of force is the pound.
Kilogram-meters per second squared. kg m/s2
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The SI unit is a Newton while an Imperial unit was a pound-force (not a pound).
joules
The unit of the Coulomb constant is Newton square meters per square Coulomb.
No, the result of multiplying Newtons by meters is not a valid unit in physics. Newtons represent a unit of force, while meters represent a unit of distance. If you multiply Newtons by meters, you get Newton-meters, which represents a unit of work or energy, also known as a joule.
The unit of force is the Newton. Force meters are usuallycalled "Newton meters" in British schools. The unit used is therefore the Newton.