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⟩ What is the force needed to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second?

Basically, you have defined the Newton.

Force is the vector product of mass and acceleration. For the purposes of this discussion, we'll just say that F = ma.

In the SI system, the unit of mass, m is the kilogram. Acceleration, a, is defined as the rate of change of velocity, and is expressed in meters per second squared, or m/s2.

Since F = ma, the unit of force, F, is the kilogram-meter per second squared, or kg-m/s2, which is known as a Newton, in honor of the great English scientist, Sir Isaac Newton.

So, it will take one Newton (of force) to accelerate a one-kilogram mass one meter per second squared.

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