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Gram

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{{Units | |unit name=Gram |color=pink |sign='''g''' |measure=Mass |base=Kilogram |multiple=-3 |system=SI, Centimetre gram second system of units CGS, other |usage=Commonly used in cooking and food labeling |examples=One millilitre of water is 1 g
Typical coins: a Euro coins euro is 7.5 g and a Cent (United States coin) US penny is 2.5 g |SI conversion=10 decigram dg= '''1 g''' = 0.1 decagram dag = 0.001 kilogram kg |imperial conversion='''1 g''' â‰ˆ 0.0352 ounce â‰ˆ 0.0022 Pound (mass) pound |see also=Orders of magnitude (mass) |previous unit=decigram |next unit=decagram }} :''For other uses of the words gram or gramme, see gram (disambiguation).'' The '''gram''' or '''gramme''' (Greek/Latin root ''grÃ¡mma'') symbol '''g''', is a Physical unit unit of mass. It is defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit kilogram, or Scientific notation 1Ã—10^âˆ’3 kg.

Examples
* plastic pen cap (Bic) is 1 gram * NestlÃ© Smarties Smartie 1 gram * paper clip is 0.5 grams to 1.5 grams * A4 paper is 5 grams * 1 USD is 1 gram

History
It was the base unit of mass in the original French metric system and the later centimetre gram second system of units centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units.

Uses
The gram is today the most widely used unit of measurement for non-liquid ingredients in cooking and grocery shopping worldwide. For food products that are typically sold in quantities far less than 1 kg, the unit price is normally given per 100 g. Most standards and legal requirements for nutrition labels on food products require relative contents to be stated per 100 g of the product, such that the resulting figure can also be read as a percentage.

Conversion factors
*1 grain = 0.06479891 gram *1 ounce (avoirdupois) = 28.349523125 grams *1 ounce (troy) = 31.1034768 grams

See also
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