Question
Define different units of force.
Solution
Absolute unit of force:
In SI system, the unit of force is newton.
One Newton of force is the force which produces 1 m/sec2acceleration in 1 kg mass.
In cgs system, the unit of force is dyne.
1 dyne is the force which produces 1cm/sec2 acceleration in 1 gm of mass.
Gravitational unit of force:
In SI system, gravitational unit of force is kgf (kilogram force).
It is that force which accelerates 1 kg mass with acceleration 9.8 m/s2.
In cgs system, unit of force is g-f (gram force).
1 g-f is the force that accelerates 1 gm of mass with acceleration 980 cm/s2.