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What is the scientific name for weight?

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That is a Newton.

Weight is a force due to gravity.

Weight = mass * acceleration due to gravity, which is a particular case of Newtons Second Law F = m * a.

The unit of force is a Newton so a mass of 2 kilograms = m* g so its weight in newtons = 2 * 9.81 = 19.62 Newtons.

1 Newton is the force causing 1 kilogram to accelerate at 9.81 ms-2.

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Hello the term for weight is newton

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