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Ok so I've asked my physics teacher and a statics teacher as well and I couldn't get a straight answer from either. So here's my questions...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the gram a unit of mass? Not weight? I thought that for mass to become a unit of weight, it has to have to acceleration of gravity applied to it. And the unit we use for weight after gravity is applied to the mass of an object is then called the Newton, right?
So why do I see weights at the gym that are measured in kilograms and not in Newtons? Or even on kitchen scales that measure in grams instead of Newtons?
What am I missing here?
Is it a just misnomer when companies use grams for gym weights or other products use that measure using grams? Or is there a misunderstanding on my part?
Thanks!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the gram a unit of mass? Not weight? I thought that for mass to become a unit of weight, it has to have to acceleration of gravity applied to it. And the unit we use for weight after gravity is applied to the mass of an object is then called the Newton, right?
So why do I see weights at the gym that are measured in kilograms and not in Newtons? Or even on kitchen scales that measure in grams instead of Newtons?
What am I missing here?
Is it a just misnomer when companies use grams for gym weights or other products use that measure using grams? Or is there a misunderstanding on my part?
Thanks!
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