What is the weight in newtons of a 202 g package of breakfast cereal? N

Answer 1

Hello, Rachel,

Newton's las says F=ma. In this case mass is 202g and acceleration is gravity, at 9.8m/sec².

We want Newtons, so mass must be in kg, 0.202kg in this case.

F = 0.020kg*(9.8m/sec²)

One Newton is 1 kg*m/sec²

I get 1.98 Newtons

Bob