Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8ScienceForce and Pressure1 Mark
MCQ
The unit of force is
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Newton
B
Dyne
C
$kg$ weight
D
All of these
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Newton
It is named after Isaac Newton. One newton is the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one meter per second squared in direction of the applied force.
The $SI$ unit of force is the kilogram$-$metre per second squared which is called the newton $(1 N = 1 \ kg-m/s^2)$.
$1N = 1\ kg.m.s^{−2}$
$kg =$ kilogram, $m =$ meter, and $s =$ second
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