newton-second | |
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General information | |
Unit system | SI |
Unit of | impulse and momentum |
Symbol | N⋅s |
Named after | Isaac Newton |
In SI base units: | kg⋅m/s |
The newton-second (also newton second; symbol: N⋅s or N s)[1] is the unit of impulse in the International System of Units (SI). It is dimensionally equivalent to the momentum unit kilogram-metre per second (kg⋅m/s). One newton-second corresponds to a one-newton force applied for one second.
It can be used to identify the resultant velocity of a mass if a force accelerates the mass for a specific time interval.