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1) What is meant by weight ?
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In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity. ... Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the gravitational force.
Other units: pound-force (lbf)
In SI base units: kg⋅m⋅s−2
SI unit: newton (N)
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Weight is a force through which the Earth attracts are object to it's surface.
It is given by W = mg where W is weight, m is mass and g stands for acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s².
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- SI unit of weight = N
- 1 kgf = 9.8 N.
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