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The French Academy of Science adopted the gram measure in 1795. Origination of the name gram is has been variously assigned but lost to history prior to this. They determined a kilogram to be the weight of one cubic decimeter of water, thus the gram 1/1000 of this.
1670
Gabriel Mouton, Vicar of St. Paul's Church in Lyons and an astronomer, proposes a metric system. Authorities credit him as the originator of what was to become the metric system. The gram was not proposed by him but the meter was.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoOriginally (in 1795), the gram was defined as the mass of one cubic centimeter of pure water at the temperature of melting ice.
Today, the gram is defined as one thousandth of a kilogram. The kilogram is defined as the mass of one cubic decimeter (one liter) of pure water at 4 °C (the temperature of maximum density for water). However, the standard for the kilogram is a specific artifact. The International Prototype Kilogram (the IPK) is one small cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy which was fabricated in 1879. The IPK is kept in a climate-controlled vault at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), outside Paris.
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∙ 15y ago1 litre of pure water weighs 1 kilogram. 1/1000 of 1 kilogram or 0.001 kilogram is 1 gram.
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∙ 13y agoYes, though it is not easy to think of a situation where it would be useful.
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What is a unit mass?
A unit of mass is a: gram
How long is a gram?
A gram is a unit of mass (weight) and therefore cannot be equated to any unit of length.
Is dm3 a derived unit?
Yes. There is no SI fundamental unit for volume, so any volume unit is derived.
What is a word for unit of power?
A "watt" is a derived unit of power.
Is angle is a derived quantity?
From the Wikipedia article about the radian: "The unit was formerly a SI supplementary unit, but this category was abolished in 1995 and the radian is now considered a SI derived unit." The radian can be derived as the ratio between two lengths. That makes it a dimensionless unit.
Are grams per millimeter a derived unit?
yes,grams per millimeter a derived unit .it is called linear density,that is ,gram /mL
Is grams a base unit or a derived unit?
Neither. A gram is simply a submultiple of a kilogram, which is the SI base unit for mass.
What is the standard unit of measurement for weight?
grams Correction: The gram is a unit of mass, not weight. The kilogram, not the gram, is the base unit of mass. The SI unit for weight is the newton, but it's a derived unit calculated using mass and gravitational pull.
Can gram milliliter be a derived unit?
Yes, though it is not easy to think of a situation where it would be useful.
How many ml is 400g?
Once again friend Des Dichado is correct. Though volume is a derived unit it cannot be derived right from mass. So no relation to get milliliter from gram
What is the correct metric unit of measure for mass?
The kilogram is the basic metric unit of mass. Its 10-foldmultiples and sub-multiples are also used as appropriate.
What is the Basic metric unit for mass or weight?
The kilogram is the SI unit for mass.But grams are also often used.Additional AnswerIn SI, there are 'base' (not 'basic') units and 'derived' units -which, as the name suggests, are derived from the base units. There are seven base units, including the kilogram (not the gram) for mass.The SI unit for weight, which is the force due to gravity, is the newton, which is a derived unit.
The gram is the unit of?
the gram is a unit of mass.
What SI unit would best measure the mass of a spool of thread?
The kilogram is the only pure SI unit for mass. The derived unit, the gram, would be more appropriate for a spool of thread though.
Gram is the basic unit of what?
Gram is a unit of mass.
What is the SI unit of measurement for a gram?
The gram is an SI unit. However, the SI base unit is the kilogram, not the gram.
What is the descriptor for the term gram per centimeter cube?
It is one possible derived unit in which density may be measured.
