Measurement unit: hectogram

Full name: hectogram

Plural form: hectograms

Symbol: hg

Category type: weight

Scale factor: 0.1




SI unit: kilogram

The SI base unit for mass is the kilogram. The SI derived unit for weight or force is the newton.
1 kilogram is equal to 10 hectogram.



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Definition: Hectogram

The SI prefix "hecto" represents a factor of 102, or in exponential notation, 1E2.

So 1 hectogram = 102 grams-force.


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