Units

Kilogram

Also Known As Kilo

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Science Atlas. "Kilogram." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/units/kilogram.

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Science Atlas. (n.d.). Kilogram. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/units/kilogram

BibTeX

@misc{scienceatlas-kilogram,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Kilogram},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-science.interactiveatlas.org/units/kilogram},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The kilogram is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units. Until 2019 it was defined by a single physical platinum-iridium cylinder kept in France, the last SI base unit still tied to a manufactured object; it is now defined by fixing the value of the Planck constant, connecting mass to precise measurements of electrical power through a device called a Kibble balance, so the definition no longer depends on any one artifact that could be damaged, contaminated, or lost.

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kg 1

Sources

1. International System of Units (Wikipedia)

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Kilogram (Wikipedia)

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it is commonly shortened to kilo (plural kilos).

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