On the terms mass and weight

A short survey is given on mass units and recommendations on the proper use of the notations mass and weight.Whereas mass is an inertial physical quantity in classical mechanics, weight is a force due to the gravitational field and depending on the geographic situation.

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Published inJournal of thermal analysis and calorimetry Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 619 - 622
Main Authors Robens, E., Klobes, P., Balköse, D., Amarasiri, S., Jayaweera, A.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2008
Springer
Subjects
Analytical Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Exact sciences and technology
Inorganic Chemistry
Mass and density
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Measurements common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Metrology, measurements and laboratory procedures
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Polymer Sciences
electron volt
weight
specific
atomic mass
mass
relative
Units (measurement)
Atomic weight
Weight
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Summary:A short survey is given on mass units and recommendations on the proper use of the notations mass and weight.Whereas mass is an inertial physical quantity in classical mechanics, weight is a force due to the gravitational field and depending on the geographic situation.
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ISSN:1388-6150
1588-2926
1572-8943
DOI:10.1007/s10973-008-9353-z