Full name: hectogram
Plural form: hectograms
Symbol: hg
Category type: weight
Scale factor: 0.1
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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The SI prefix "hecto" represents a factor of 102, or in exponential notation, 1E2.
So 1 hectogram = 102 grams-force.