Dyne

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A dyne (dyn) is the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second (cgs) system. It is the force which gives an acceleration of 1 cm/s2 to a body of 1 g (=10−3 kg) mass. In SI units, one dyne = 10−5 N (newton), because

1 d y n = 1 g 1 c m s 2 = 10 − 3 k g 10 − 2 m s 2 = 10 − 5 k g ⋅ m s 2 = 10 − 5 N . {\displaystyle 1\;\mathrm {dyn} =1\;\mathrm {g} \;{\frac {1\;\mathrm {cm} }{\mathrm {s} ^{2}}}=10^{-3}\;\mathrm {kg} \;{\frac {10^{-2}\;\mathrm {m} }{\mathrm {s} ^{2}}}=10^{-5}\;{\frac {\mathrm {kg} \cdot \mathrm {m} }{\mathrm {s} ^{2}}}=10^{-5}\;\mathrm {N} .}

The name was first proposed in 1873 by the British Association for the Advancement of Science.