Question

Which of these units is most appropriate to use when measuring the mass of a person?

Answer 1

Mass in physics is in kg and mass in chemistry is in grams. Therefore a person's mass is kg

Answer 2

Answer;

Kilogram

Explanation;

• Mass is the quantity of matter in an object or a body. Mass is measured using units such as milligrams, grams, kilograms, etc.
• Choosing an appropriate unit is key so as other units may either give very small or very large number value and thus making it difficult to estimate the magnitude of the quantity if inappropriate units are used.
• The most appropriate units to measure the mass of a person would therefore be kilograms.