Question

Which of the following is not a unit of force?
(A) Pound
(B) Dyne
(C) Joule
(D) Newton

Answer 1

Answer:

pound is not the unit of force

Answer 2

Dear Student,

◆ Answer -

(C) Joule

Joule is an unit of energy and not force.

● Explanation -

Newton ia SI/MKS unit of force while dyne is CGS unit of force.

# Various units of force are -

1. Newton (N)
2. Dyne (dyn)
3. Pound-force (pf)
4. Kilogram force (kgf)
5. Gram force (gf)
6. Poundal (pdl)

# Conversion factors for various units

• 1 dyn = 10^-5 N
• 1 pf = 4.448 N
• 1 kgf = 9.8 N
• 1 gf = 9.8×10^-3 N
• 1 pdl = 0.138 N

Hope this helps you...