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  1. it.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChilogrammoChilogrammo - Wikipedia

    Il chilogrammo (grafia alternativa: kilogrammo), nell'uso parlato comunemente chilo (simbolo: kg), è l'unità di misura di base della massa nel Sistema internazionale di unità di misura (SI) corrispondente alla massa di ≈ 4,595 × 10 7 mP, (relazione con la massa unitaria di Planck).

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KilogramKilogram - Wikipedia

    The kilogram (also kilogramme [1]) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. [2] It means 'one thousand grams '.

  3. The International Prototype of the Kilogram (referred to by metrologists as the IPK or Le Grand K; sometimes called the ur -kilogram, [1] [2] or urkilogram, [3] particularly by German-language authors writing in English [3] [4]: 30 [5] : 64 ) is an object whose mass was used to define the kilogram from 1889, when it replaced the Kilogramme des ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KeroseneKerosene - Wikipedia

    A kerosene bottle, containing blue-dyed kerosene. Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Its name derives from Greek: κηρός ( kērós) meaning "wax", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor ...

  5. The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté. It is the first type of rechargeable battery ever created. Compared to modern rechargeable batteries, lead–acid batteries have relatively low energy density. Despite this, they are able to supply high surge currents.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SalinitySalinity - Wikipedia

    Salinity ( / səˈlɪnɪti /) is the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity ). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter is dimensionless and equal to ‰).