Applied Mechanics - Engineering

Q1:

The unit of force in C.G.S. system of units, is called

A dyne

B Newton

C kg

D all the above.

ANS:A - dyne

Dyne, a unit of force in the centimetre-gram-second system of physical units, equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimetre per second per second. One dyne equals 0.00001 newtons.