SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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g, kg
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g mg
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -English [en] Mass (weight) Units. The Metric System of Measurements uses the mass units: gram (g), kilogram (kg) and tonne (t). 1000 g = 1 kg.
Detailed explanation-2: -1gram = the mass of water in the box. The units of mass in the metric system have the same prefixes as the units of length: 1 Kilogram (kg) = 1000 grams (g) 1 hectogram (hg) = 100 g.
Detailed explanation-3: -The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. It means ‘one thousand grams’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the Earth’s surface, a mass of 1 kg weighs approximately 2.20 pounds (lb). Conversely, an object that weighs 1 lb at the Earth’s surface has a mass of approximately 0.454 kg.