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please explain

2006-08-21 11:55:05 · 1 answers · asked by getmywayjay 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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kilogram, prefix being kilo-.

The kilogram (kg) is the SI base unit of mass, it just so happens that the base unit uses the kilo- prefix indicating that 1 kg = 1000 g, but the gram is not a base unit.

SI base units,
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
SI prefixes,
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html

2006-08-21 12:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 1 0

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