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kilogram
Symbol:  kg 
Category:  Mass 
SI Equivalent:  1 kg
Dimension
System:  SI 
 
Notes
The base SI mass unit. It is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures laboratory at Sévres in France. The prototype is a cylinder of iridium-platinum alloy with 39 mm in diameter and 39 mm in height.
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  Symbol Unit Name
6.02214×1026  u, uma, Da(12C), AMU  atomic unit of mass (12C) 
6.02405×1026  u, uma, Da(16O), AMU  atomic unit of mass (16O) 
5.97538×1026  u, uma, Da(1H), AMU  atomic unit of mass (1H) 
5000  ct.  carat (metric) 
4873.37  ct (troy)  carat (troy) 
6.02214×1026  u, uma, Da  dalton (atomic unit of mass) 
6.85218×10-2  slug  geepound (slug) 
1.54324×104  gr (avdp.), gr (av.)  grain (avoirdupois) 
1.54324×104  gr (troy)  grain (troy) 
1000  g  gram 
2.20462×10-3  kip  kilopound (kip) 
1×106  mg  milligram 
35.274  oz (advp.), oz (av.)  ounce (avoirdupois) 
32.1507  oz (troy)  ounce (troy) 
2.20462  lb  pound 
2.67923  lb (troy), lb (tr.)  pound (troy) 
6.85218×10-2    slug (geepound) 
1×10-3    ton (metric) 
9.84207×10-4  UK ton, lg ton  ton (UK, long) 
1.10231×10-3    ton (US, short) 
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