90% Platinum 10% iridium
The length of a meter was originally determined with a metal reference, keep to this day in Paris, France.
The weight of an iron bar can vary depending on its dimensions and density. However, a common estimate for a standard iron bar is around 7.85 kg per meter in length for a bar with a diameter of 25 mm.
A short standard iron bar is a solid, straight metal rod typically made of iron or steel, with a standard length that is shorter than average for a standard iron bar. It is commonly used in construction, manufacturing, and other industrial applications for structural support or reinforcement.
The French were the first to define the length of a meter by using a alluminium/platinum alloy bar of a meter length at 25 degrees Celcius. This however is very inaccuracte for quantum measurements as the length of the bar would change two much depending on how you hold it. A better measurement found in 1983 is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/229,792,458ths of a second. (for those of us with a decent knowledge of relativity that measurement is taken in the rest frame). Crazy I know but at least this way any body in a good physics lab can reproduce this distance without the use of some silly French rod.
A gold bar must meet the standard conditions of manufacture, labeling, and record keeping. A gold bar is then measured by the scale of troy ounces to determine its value.
The length of a meter was originally determined with a metal reference, keep to this day in Paris, France.
The meter existed before we knew the speed of light exactly, and had a different definition. The original definition was that a meter was one ten-millionth of the distance between the North Pole and equator, travelling via Paris. A prototype bar was made to represent this distance, and became the official meter. (At the same time a one kilogram bar was created, which is still the official definition of the kilogram, but I digress). A bar is not possible to measure to 100% accuracy. Furthermore, the standard units should, in principle, be measurable by anybody, anywhere. (Energy is related to water, time to caesium, amps to electrons, etc... the kilo is the odd one out!) This isn't possible with a meter rule kept somewhere in Paris. In any case, the decision was made in 1983 to fix the meter to the speed of light. One 299792458th was the closest to the original meter bar, so that was the number chosen.
The weight of an iron bar can vary depending on its dimensions and density. However, a common estimate for a standard iron bar is around 7.85 kg per meter in length for a bar with a diameter of 25 mm.
The weight of a 10mm steel reinforcement bar is approximately 0.616 kilograms per meter.
A short standard iron bar is a solid, straight metal rod typically made of iron or steel, with a standard length that is shorter than average for a standard iron bar. It is commonly used in construction, manufacturing, and other industrial applications for structural support or reinforcement.
Tuple meter may be a misspelling or a confusion between "duple" meter and "triple" meter, which refer to pieces of music with 2 beats to the bar and 3 beats to the bar respectively.
Using a manufactured object as the standard meter bar has several disadvantages: First, it can be subject to wear and tear, leading to changes in length over time. Second, variations in temperature and humidity can affect the material properties of the object, causing measurement inconsistencies. Lastly, reliance on a physical object means it can be lost or damaged, making it difficult to maintain a consistent standard across different locations.
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The standard weight of a 7-foot standard weight bar is typically around 45 pounds.
There are several standards of measurement: weight, length, time to name a few. The standard for weight is the kilogram. The standard was made in London and has been stored in Paris since 1889. See this NPR article for a recent update (8/20/2009): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112003322 The standard for length is the meter, or metre. Until 1983, this standard was a platinum-iridium bar that rested next to the kilogram standard at the French Academy of Sciences. In 1983, the metre was redefined as the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄299,792,458 of a second. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter The standard for time is the second. "Currently, the international unit of time, the second, is defined in terms of radiation emitted by caesium atoms." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time Most standards are abstracts, with qualities or characteristics not affixed to a particular object or instance, such as a number. These standards have no place to be kept, except in the imagination of those who conceive of them.
Formula for steel bar weight per meter = D2/162 where D is diameter of bar
A standard bar weights 20 pounds.