What is the SI unit of force?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The newton, equal to one kilogram metre per second squared
- Step 1: Force is mass times acceleration, so its unit is . Step 2. That unit is named the newton. Answer: the newton. Why not the others: the joule measures energy, the watt power and the pascal pressure.
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