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Mass can be defined as the amount of matter in an object <ref>Engineering Toolbox. Mass and Weight National Library of Guidelines. online, Available at: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/mass-weight-d_589.html, Accessed 22 October 2012.</ref>. | Mass can be defined as the amount of matter in an object <ref>Engineering Toolbox. Mass and Weight National Library of Guidelines. online, Available at: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/mass-weight-d_589.html, Accessed 22 October 2012.</ref>. This should not be confused with [[Weight|weight]], in fact it represents the measurement of an object's resistance to acceleration in the presence of applied force . The SI unit for mass is kilogram (kg). | ||
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Revision as of 12:50, 5 December 2016
Mass can be defined as the amount of matter in an object [1]. This should not be confused with weight, in fact it represents the measurement of an object's resistance to acceleration in the presence of applied force . The SI unit for mass is kilogram (kg).
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- ↑ Engineering Toolbox. Mass and Weight National Library of Guidelines. online, Available at: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/mass-weight-d_589.html, Accessed 22 October 2012.