2006-10-18 11:14:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
This can really get confusing. The preferred unit of mass in the English system is slugs. One slug weighs 32 pounds when the acceleration due to gravity is 32 ft/s^2.
An alternative is to use the poundal as the unit of force. Then the pound is considered a unit of mass.
The pounds mass and pounds force units on top of this really confuses things. That's why I wish we had converted to metric decades ago.
2006-10-18 12:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
F = mg
If the mass of an object is weighs 1 pound then it has a gravitional forces of 1 pound.
2006-10-18 11:27:06 · answer #2 · answered by Phillip 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pound mass in unit of slugs times acceleration gives you pound force.
It is less confusing if you work with MkS system.
2006-10-18 11:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It really is less confusing if you work with SI units then convert to your local standard at the end.
Best of Luck - Mike
2006-10-18 11:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 lb f = 1 lb m unless the mass is weightless or the force is only a force....
2006-10-18 11:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by Holden 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You have to multiply by g/gc. Watch the units.
2006-10-18 11:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋