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Kg

Kg

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kilogram.

Definition

The kilogram, symbol kg, is the SI unit of mass. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.62607015×10 when expressed in the unit J⋅s, which is equal to kg⋅m⋅s, where the metre and the second are defined in terms of c and ΔνCs.