What is the basic unit for mass???

Question

Really need to know! i toatally forgot! i need a RIGHT answer! anyone know FOR SURE???

Answer 1

Currently, the scientific community uses the MKS system for most engineering, and beginning physics:

M = Meters (Length)
K = Kilograms (Mass)
S = Seconds (Time)

...the answer is KILOGRAMS.

Answer 2

The SI Base Unit for mass is 1 kilogram.

Although every other SI Base Units are set alone without any prefix, kilogram could be confusing since it's not just gram, but "kilo-" gram. This is because the SI Base Unit for mass is a physical object, meaning it's actually a piece of metal kept in Sevres (France) for precise measurement of 1 kilogram.

As you might know, some of SI Base Units including time (second) and distance (meter) are based on something that exists as constant, as one second is the frequency of microwave radiation given off by a cesium-133 atom, and one meter is the distance the light travels through a space containing no matter in 1/299 792 458 of a second.

However, kilogram or even just gram is not based on light, temperature, and other stuffs. This is just my opinion why it's not just gram, but kilogram; Scientists around the world gathered and somehow set a mass as gram, but since greater quantity, such as 1000, helps distinguish a slight difference between 1.001 gram and 1.002 gram, which could lead to error if not precise.

Answer 3

Gram, whether very nearly all equations are positioned into kilogram variety or maybe however its no longer the authentic base unit its used like a base unit. Grams are too small for every day use.

Answer 4

The basic unit for mass is kilograms (kg) but grams (g) for smaller objects.
The basic unit for weight, however, is Newtons (N).
Weight is different from mass because weight is a force of gravity of a person/object on the surface of a planet.
Mass does not change on a planet. Weight does.

Answer 5

Mass
The unit of mass is the gram, g, which was defined as the mass of water at its densest filling a volume of one cubic centimeter.

The SI unit of mass is the kilogram, kg.

Basic Unit Unit Code SI Name Si Code U.S. Equivalent

Mass M kilogram kg 2.2... pounds

Answer 6

Basic unit for mass is the MOL, which is short for MOLecular weight. Typically, this is standardized, but it can be tailored for certain uses. (i.e. Hydrogen-1 = 1, Carbon-16 =1, etc.)

Answer 7

It is the gram. Not the kilogram. A kilogram is 1000 grams.

The pound is a measure of weight, not mass.

Answer 8

It depends on which measurement system you are using.
In SI units, it's the kilogram.
In CGS units (used in electromagnetism), it's the gram.

The English system doesn't count because only engineers use it. :p

Answer 9

Thr correct answer is Kilograms. I'm sure because I am in physics and we use it all the time.

Answer 10

base unit - kg
0.000 001 kg - mg
0.001 kg - g
1 000 kg - t