- How do you convert pounds to Newtons?
I was thinking I should go to kg first, but how can you go between the two if N is kg times m/s^2? N is a mass measurement, I know, but my teacher just gave us a list of weights in pounds and asked us for N (no seconds, no nothing).
- If you stand on a scale with one foot, won't the scale reading go down at first?
There are other choices like it going up or staying the same, but I thought that it would just go down. (I don't have a scale, or I would've checked...lol.)
2007-02-21 00:01:52 · 3 answers · asked by Nikita R 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Always convert to kilograms first (as these are the SI units)
1 Pound = 0.45454545 Kilograms (or 1kg = 2.2 Pounds)
0.45454545 Kg x 9.81 (acceleration due to gravity) = 4.459090909 Newtons
2007-02-21 00:06:17 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always found that the inverse relationship to a kg squared is maximized at it's core, and that the depth cannot be measured, and to do so would be morally wrong. I beg you to stop measuring things and to understand the true sense of the universe through your inherent touch.
2007-02-21 00:08:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no no. N measures strength not mass.
Ithink that a kilo is about 2,2 pounds and about 9,81N so a pound would be :
1pound = 4.46N
when you stand on one foot, the reading might tilt for a few secconds, but when it becomes stable it should be the same if you distribute the weight evenly on the scale
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2007-02-21 00:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by gordan p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋