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Standard VIII
Physics
Acceleration
The SI unit o...
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The SI unit of acceleration is _________.
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Solution
Acceleration:
Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes with respect to time.
The mathematical form is
a
=
Change
in
Speed
Change
in
time
.
The unit of speed is meter per second and unit of time is second, so the SI unit of acceleration is
meter per second square
or
m
/
s
2
.
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