How much force will give a mass of 50g an acceleration of 60cm/s^2
Recall that F = ma
so, just multiply. Note that the answer will be in ergs, not Joules.
I should have said dynes, not ergs.
Ergs are energy, not force.
To determine the force required to give a mass of 50g an acceleration of 60cm/s^2, you can use Newton's second law of motion:
Force (F) = mass (m) * acceleration (a)
First, we need to convert the mass from grams to kilograms, as the unit of force is Newtons (N) and the unit of mass should be in kilograms (kg). There are 1000 grams in a kilogram, so:
mass (m) = 50g / 1000 = 0.05 kg
Now, we can substitute the mass and acceleration values into the formula:
Force (F) = 0.05 kg * 60 cm/s^2
However, before evaluating this equation, we need to convert the acceleration from cm/s^2 to m/s^2, as the formula requires the unit of acceleration to be in meters per second squared. There are 100 centimeters in a meter, so:
acceleration (a) = 60 cm/s^2 / 100 = 0.6 m/s^2
Now, we can calculate the force:
Force (F) = 0.05 kg * 0.6 m/s^2
F = 0.03 N
Therefore, a force of 0.03 Newtons will give a mass of 50g an acceleration of 60cm/s^2.