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	*A '''newton''' is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared - i.e. '''kg''' x '''m''' x '''s<sup>−2</sup>'''		*A '''newton''' is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared - i.e. '''kg''' x '''m''' x '''s<sup>−2</sup>'''
	*A '''newton''' applied at the end of a metre long '''[[Class 1 Lever\|lever]]''' will exert a turning force, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque '''Torque'''] or '''[[Moment of Force]]''' of a '''newton metre''' ''('''N''' x '''m''')'' - this is the same as the derivation of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule '''joule'''], ''(symbol: '''J''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule '''James Prescott Joule'''] and used to measure energy, work, heat - but '''joules''' are not used for '''Torque'''.		*A '''newton''' applied at the end of a metre long '''[[Class 1 Lever\|lever]]''' will exert a turning force, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque '''Torque'''] or '''[[Moment of Force]]''' of a '''newton metre''' ''('''N''' x '''m''')'' - this is the same as the derivation of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule '''joule'''], ''(symbol: '''J''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule '''James Prescott Joule'''] and used to measure energy, work, heat - but '''joules''' are not used for '''Torque'''.
	*A '''newton''' applied over a square metre ''(i.e. '''N/m<sup>2</sup>''')'' is used to measure '''[[Stress]]''', '''[[Young's Modulus]]''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength '''U.T.S.'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure '''pressure'''] and derives the '''[[S.I. Units\|S.I. Unit]]''' of '''pascal''' ''(symbol: '''Pa''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal '''~~Blaise_Pascal~~'''].		*A '''newton''' applied over a square metre ''(i.e. '''N/m<sup>2</sup>''')'' is used to measure '''[[Stress]]''', '''[[Young's Modulus]]''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength '''U.T.S.'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure '''pressure'''] and derives the '''[[S.I. Units\|S.I. Unit]]''' of '''pascal''' ''(symbol: '''Pa''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal '''Blaise Pascal'''].


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	*A '''newton''' is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared - i.e. '''kg''' x '''m''' x '''s<sup>−2</sup>'''		*A '''newton''' is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared - i.e. '''kg''' x '''m''' x '''s<sup>−2</sup>'''
	*A '''newton''' applied at the end of a metre long '''[[Class 1 Lever\|lever]]''' will exert a turning force, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque '''Torque'''] or '''[[Moment of Force]]''' of a '''newton metre''' ''('''N''' x '''m''')'' - this is the same as the derivation of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule '''joule'''], ''(symbol: '''J''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule '''James Prescott Joule'''] and used to measure energy, work, heat - but '''joules''' are not used for '''Torque'''.		*A '''newton''' applied at the end of a metre long '''[[Class 1 Lever\|lever]]''' will exert a turning force, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque '''Torque'''] or '''[[Moment of Force]]''' of a '''newton metre''' ''('''N''' x '''m''')'' - this is the same as the derivation of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule '''joule'''], ''(symbol: '''J''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule '''James Prescott Joule'''] and used to measure energy, work, heat - but '''joules''' are not used for '''Torque'''.

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The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_%28unit%29 '''newton'''] ''(symbol: '''N''')'' is the '''[[S.I. Units|International System of Units (SI)]]''' unit of '''force'''. It is named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton '''Isaac Newton''']
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_units_named_after_people '''''Units named after people'''''] use capital letters for the letter symbol - but not for the unit name itself.

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*A '''newton''' is defined as the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared - i.e. '''kg''' x '''m''' x '''s−2'''
*A '''newton''' applied at the end of a metre long '''[[Class 1 Lever|lever]]''' will exert a turning force, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque '''Torque'''] or '''[[Moment of Force]]''' of a '''newton metre''' ''('''N''' x '''m''')'' - this is the same as the derivation of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule '''joule'''], ''(symbol: '''J''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule '''James Prescott Joule'''] and used to measure energy, work, heat - but '''joules''' are not used for '''Torque'''.
*A '''newton''' applied over a square metre ''(i.e. '''N/m2''')'' is used to measure '''[[Stress]]''', '''[[Young's Modulus]]''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_tensile_strength '''U.T.S.'''] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure '''pressure'''] and derives the '''[[S.I. Units|S.I. Unit]]''' of '''pascal''' ''(symbol: '''Pa''')'', named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal '''Blaise_Pascal'''].

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