dyne , unit of force in the cgs system of units, which is based on the metric system ; an acceleration of 1 centimeter per second per second is produced when a force of 1 dyne is exerted on a mass of 1 gram. In terms of the newton , the force unit in the mks system , 1 dyne equals 0.00001 newtons ...
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Now dyne and Newton are both units of force; dyne in CGS system and Newton in MKS system.
Dyne is that force which produces an acceleration of 1 cm/s² in a body of mass 1 g.
So, 1 Dyne = 1 g × 1cm/s² ————————(1)
Similarly, one Newton is that force which produces an acceleration of 1 m/s² in a body of 1 kg.
So, 1 Newton= (1 kg) × (1 m/s²)= (1000 g)×(100 cm/s²)= 100000 ×(1 g)× (1 cm/s²)= 100000 dyne.
So 1 Newton = 105 dyne.
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