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[edit] Definition
A newton is the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one
[edit] Examples
- 1 N is the force of Earth's gravity on an apple with a mass of about 102 g.
- On Earth's surface, a mass of 1 kg exerts an average force of 9.8 N on its support.
[edit] Conversions
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| 1 N | ≡ 1 kg·m/s² | = 105 dyn | ≈ 0.10197 kp | ≈ 0.22481 lbf | ≈ 7.2330 pdl |
| 1 dyn | = 10−5 N | ≡ 1 g·cm/s² | ≈ 1.0197×10−6 kp | ≈ 2.2481×10−6 lbf | ≈ 7.2330×10−5 pdl |
| 1 kp | = 9.80665 N | = 980665 dyn | ≡ |
≈ 2.2046 lbf | ≈ 70.932 pdl |
| 1 lbf | ≈ 4.448222 N | ≈ 444822 dyn | ≈ 0.45359 kp | ≡ gn·(1 |
≈ 32.174 pdl |
| 1 pdl | ≈ 0.138255 N | ≈ 13825 dyn | ≈ 0.014098 kp | ≈ 0.031081 lbf | ≡ 1 lb· |
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The value of gn as used in the official definition of the kilogram-force is used here for all gravitational units.
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This — Based on The International System of Units, section 5.2.
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