Dyne is a unit of _______?
Correct answer: B. Force
- A. Quantity
- B. Force
- C. Pressure
- D. Depth
Explanation
The dyne is the CGS unit of force, equal to the force that gives a one-gram mass an acceleration of one centimetre per second squared. Its SI equivalent is 10⁻⁵ newton.
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