As you may know, kilograms are part of the metric system of units, and pounds are part of the imperial system of units. Kilograms are a unit of mass, and newtons are the metric unit of weight. In the imperial system pounds are the unit of weight and slugs are the unit of mass. Considering that one kilogram is approximately 2.22.2 pounds, which is larger, a slug or a kilogram? In imperial units, 1 lb=1slug⋅fts2g≈32 fts21\text{ lb}=1\frac{\text{slug}\cdot\text{ft}}{\text{s}^{2}}\quad g\approx 32 \text{ }\frac{\text{ft}}{\text{s}^{2}}

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