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Is kilogram a fundamental unit?


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Explanation:

The basic units are those defined by the International System of Units. Because these units are not derived from any other unit, they are referred to as fundamental units. The seven basic units are as follows:

  1. Meter (m) for Length
  2. Second (s)for Time
  3. Kilogram (kg) for Weight
  4. Ampere (A) for Electric current
  5. Kelvin (K) for temperature
  6. Mole (mol) for Amount of substance
  7. Candela (cd) for Luminous intensity

Therefore,

  1. A kilogram is the SI (International System of Units) Unit.
  2. It is a Metric System unit for which the calculation is simply because of the 10-base system.

Hence, the kilogram is a fundamental unit.


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