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Microgram (µg) — a very small SI unit of mass
It is defined as one millionth of a gram, or one billionth of a kilogram, the SI base unit for mass. Used worldwide for measuring extremely small masses in medicine, nutrition, chemistry, toxicology, laboratory analysis, and trace substances.
- Symbol: µg
- System: SI unit for mass; decimal submultiple of the kilogram
- Exact relations: 1 µg = 0.001 mg = 0.000001 g = 0.000000001 kg
- Imperial equivalents (derived from 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly): 1 µg ≈ 0.000000035274 oz ≈ 0.00000000220462 lb
- Typical examples: a vitamin B12 dose ~500 µg; a folic acid tablet ~400 µg; trace contaminants in food or water often measured in µg.
Slug (slug) — a foot-pound-second unit of mass
It is defined as the mass that accelerates by 1 ft/s² when acted on by a force of 1 pound-force; equivalently, 1 slug = 1 lbf·s²/ft. Used mainly in engineering and physics in foot-pound-second systems, especially for mechanics, dynamics, ballistics, and aerospace calculations.
- Symbol: slug
- System: Foot-pound-second unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 slug = 1 lbf·s²/ft ≈ 32.17404856 lb
- Metric equivalents: 1 slug ≈ 14.59390294 kg ≈ 14,593.90294 g
- Typical examples: an object with a mass of 1 slug weighs about 32.174 lb under standard gravity; engineering dynamics problems may use slugs for mass; vehicle or aircraft mass can be expressed in slugs for force calculations.