How many newtons are in a kilogram?
2006-11-18 15:40:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A kilogram(Kg) is a measurement of mass. A newton(N) is a measurement of force. Think of a mass measurement as measurement of how much stuff there is in an object. A force measurement is the product of how much stuff there is multiplied by an acceleration of the stuff. Force equals mass times acceleration. F= ma. Think of it this way, imagine you have a bowling ball. On earth and on the moon, the ball has the same mass(m). On earth, the ball is heavier because earth's gravity is stronger(gravity is the acceleration in the equation (a)). Lets assume you have a 1Kg mass. On earth the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 meters per second squared(m/s^2). A Kg is therefore 1x9.81= 9.81 Newtons on earth.
2006-11-18 15:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by BigTom25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None.... a newton is a unit of measure of force... The newton is the 1 kg m/s^2,
a Kilogram is a unit of mass. If you are talking about applying force to an object of 1Kg mass, use the above formula.
2006-11-18 15:45:27 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a newtons is a unit of weight, and a kilogram is a unit of mass, so to find newtons of X kg take it times gravity (9.8 m/s^2)
2006-11-18 15:44:30 · answer #3 · answered by nobody722 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newton is a Force, kilogram is weight. you can't convert them but you can say: it takes 1N for 1kg object to accerlerate 1m/s^2
2006-11-18 15:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Ha!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-29 05:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋