wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

The unit of weight is___.


Open in App
Solution

  1. Weight of the body is the force with which the earth attracts a body.

Weight=ForceofgravityWeight=Mass×Accelerationduetogravityw=m×g

2. As weight of a body is the force of gravity. So, the unit of weight is equal to the unit of the force which is NewtonN.

Hence, the unit of weight is NewtonN.


flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
The Universal Law
PHYSICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon