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See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
A newton is defined as 1 kg⋅m/s 2 (it is a named derived unit defined in terms of the SI base units). [1]: 137 One newton is, therefore, the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared in the direction of the applied force.
The kilogram-force (kgf or kg F), or kilopond (kp, from Latin: pondus, lit. 'weight'), is a non-standard gravitational metric unit of force.It is not accepted for use with the International System of Units (SI) [1] and is deprecated for most uses.
In engineering and physics, g c is a unit conversion factor used to convert mass to force or vice versa. [1] It is defined as = In unit systems where force is a derived unit, like in SI units, g c is equal to 1.
In SI units, the unit is converted to the SI derived unit pascal (Pa), which is defined as one newton per square metre (N/m 2). A newton is equal to 1 kg⋅m/s 2 , and a kilogram-force is 9.80665 N, [ 3 ] meaning that 1 kgf/cm 2 equals 98.0665 kilopascals (kPa).
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A modern statement of Newton's second law is a vector equation: =, where is the momentum of the system, and is the net force. [ 17 ] : 399 If a body is in equilibrium, there is zero net force by definition (balanced forces may be present nevertheless).
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