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Quintal

The quintal is a unit of mass used in some countries, primarily in trade and agriculture. It is equal to 100 kilograms (kg) in most countries that use the metric system. In the U.S., however, the quintal is sometimes referred to as 100 pounds (approximately 45.36 kilograms) and is used in certain industries, particularly in agriculture.

Origin:

The term quintal comes from the Latin word "centum", meaning "hundred," and historically referred to a weight of around 100 kilograms. It was used in medieval Europe for measuring bulk commodities like grain, and the weight of the quintal varied by region and commodity. Over time, the quintal became standardized to 100 kilograms in most countries that adopted the metric system in the 19th and 20th centuries. It continues to be used in international trade and agriculture, especially in countries like India, Brazil, and some European countries.

Slug

The slug is a unit of mass used in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system, primarily in the context of physics and engineering. It is defined as the mass that will accelerate by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of 1 pound-force is applied. One slug is approximately 14.5939 kilograms.

Origin:

The slug was introduced in the late 19th century as part of the foot-pound-second (FPS) system, which was developed to be more consistent with the principles of mechanics, particularly Newton's second law of motion. The term "slug" was chosen because it represented a unit of mass that would help express the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration in a way that was easier to apply in engineering and scientific calculations. The slug is used primarily in the U.S. and some engineering contexts, but it is less common in everyday measurements, where the pound is typically used for mass and weight.

Convert Quintal to other weight-converter units

1 Quintal = 100 Kilogram

1 Quintal = 100000 Gram

1 Quintal = 100000000 Milligram

1 Quintal = 0.1 Metric Ton

1 Quintal = 0.0984206528 Long Ton

1 Quintal = 0.1102311311 Short Ton

1 Quintal = 220.46226218 Pound

1 Quintal = 3527.396195 Ounce

1 Quintal = 500000 Carat

1 Quintal = 17.636980975 Stone (US)

1 Quintal = 15.747304442 Stone (UK)

1 Quintal = 1543235.8353 Grain

1 Quintal = 6.8521765857 Slug

1 Quintal = 1 Quintal

1 Quintal = 8.8184904874 Quarter (US)

1 Quintal = 7.8736522209 Quarter (UK)

1 Quintal = 2.2046226218 Hundredweight (US)

1 Quintal = 1.9684130552 Hundredweight (UK)

1 Quintal = 3428.5710367 Ton (assay) (US)

1 Quintal = 3061.2244898 Ton (assay) (UK)

1 Quintal = 0.1 Tonne

1 Quintal = 0.0001 Kiloton

1 Quintal = 6.022173643e+28 Dalton

1 Quintal = 10.19716213 Kilogram-force square second per meter

1 Quintal = 0.2204622622 Kilopound