Units of mass (weight) |
1. The gram.
A liter of water weighs 1 kilogram or 1000 grams. The unit of measurement of mass (weight) is the gram and its abbreviation is g.
2. Multiples of the gram
These are:
1 decagram is equal to 10 grams: 1 dag = 10 g.
1 hectogram is equal to 100 grams: 1 hg = 100 g.
1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams: 1 kg = 1000 g.
1 myriagram is equal to 10000 grams: 1 myg = 10000 g.
1 hundredweight is equal to 100 kilograms: 1 cwt = 100 kg.
1 tonne is equal to 1000 kilograms: 1 t = 1000 kg.
It answers these questions in grams: