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The heaviest invertebrate is the giant squid which can have a weight of 1.6 tons spread out over its lenght of 60 feet. What is its weight in newtons?
13 years ago

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drwls
Convert 1.6 tons (assumed in the USA to be 2000 lb force each) to Newtons. The squid's length does not matter.

In some countries, a "ton" or "tonne" of mass is 1000 kg.

Weight = 3200 lbf
1 Newton = 0.2245 lbf

Weight = 3200 lbf*(1 N/0.2245 lbf)
= 14,250 N
13 years ago

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