The doozy is defined as the unit of force required to accelerate a unit of mass,

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The doozy is defined as the unit of force required to accelerate a unit of mass, called the cuz, with the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the moon, which is one-sixth of the normal gravitational acceleration on earth. (a) What is the conversion factor that would be used to convert a force from the natural unit to the derived unit in this system? (Give both its numerical value and its units.) (b) What is the weight in doozies of a 3-cuz object on the moon? What does the same object weigh in Lizard Lick, North Carolina?

Felder, Richard M.; Rousseau, Ronald W.; Bullard, Lisa G.. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 4th Edition (Page 32). Wiley. Kindle Edition.

Explanation / Answer

According to the given problem,

doozy is defined as the unit of force required to accelerate a unit of mass, called the cuz

a) Now, 1 N = 1 kg*9.80665 m/s2

1 doozy = 1 cuz*1.63444 m/s2

6 doozy/cuz = 1 N/kg

b) A 3 cuz object weighs 3 doozy on the Moon.

In Lizard, NC it weighs 18 cuz .

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