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Convert lbs to kg
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[lbs] to kilogram [kg], or vice versa.
50 pound
22.6796185 kilogram
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Result: 50 pound = 22.6796185 kilogram
Pound
Definition: A pound (symbol: lb) is a unit of mass
used in the imperial and US customary systems
of measurement. The international avoirdupois
pound (the common pound used today) is defined
as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms. The
avoirdupois pound is equivalent to 16 avoirdupois
ounces.
History/origin: The pound descended from the
Roman libra, and numerous different definitions of
the pound were used throughout history prior to
the international avoirdupois pound that is widely
used today. The avoirdupois system is a system
that was commonly used in the 13th century. It
was updated to its current form in 1959. It is a
system that was based on a physical
standardized pound that used a prototype weight.
This prototype weight could be divided into 16
ounces, a number that had three even divisors (8,
4, 2). This convenience could be the reason that
the system was more popular than other systems
of the time that used 10, 12, or 15 subdivisions.
Current use: The pound as a unit of weight is
widely used in the United States, often for
measuring body weight. Many versions of the
pound existed in the past in the United Kingdom
(UK), and although the UK largely uses the
International System of Units, pounds are still
used within certain contexts, such as labelling of
packaged foods (by law the metric values must
also be displayed). The UK also often uses both
pounds and stones when describing body weight,
where a stone is comprised of 14 pounds.
Kilogram
Definition: A kilogram (symbol: kg) is the base
unit of mass in the International System of Units
(SI). It is currently defined based on the fixed
numerical value of the Planck constant, h, which
is equal to 6.62607015 × 10-34 in the units of J·s,
or kg·m2·s-1. The meter and the second are
defined in terms of c, the speed of light, and
cesium frequency, ΔνCs. Even though the
definition of the kilogram was changed in 2019,
the actual size of the unit remained the same. The
changes were intended to improve the definitions
of SI base units, not to actually change how the
units are used throughout the world.
History/origin: The name kilogram was derived
from the French "kilogramme," which in turn came
from adding Greek terminology meaning "a
thousand," before the Late Latin term "gramma"
meaning "a small weight."
Unlike the other SI base units, the kilogram is the
only SI base unit with an SI prefix. SI is a system
based on the meter-kilogram-second system of
units rather than a centimeter-gram-second
system. This is at least in part due to the
inconsistencies and lack of coherence that can
arise through use of centimeter-gram-second
systems, such as those between the systems of
electrostatic and electromagnetic units.
The kilogram was originally defined as the mass
of one liter of water at its freezing point in 1794,
but was eventually re-defined, since measuring
the mass of a volume of water was imprecise and
cumbersome.
A new definition of the kilogram was introduced in
2019 based on Planck's constant and changes to
the definition of the second. Prior to the current
definition, the kilogram was defined as being
equal to the mass of a physical prototype, a
cylinder made of a platinum-iridium alloy, which
was an imperfect measure. This is evidenced by
the fact that the mass of the original prototype for
the kilogram now weighs 50 micrograms less than
other copies of the standard kilogram.
Current use: As a base unit of SI, the kilogram is
used globally in nearly all fields and applications,
with the exception of countries like the United
States, where the kilogram is used in many areas,
at least to some extent (such as science, industry,
government, and the military) but typically not in
everyday applications.
Pound to Kilogram Conversion Table
Pound [lbs] Kilogram [kg]
0.01 lbs 0.0045359237 kg
0.1 lbs 0.045359237 kg
1 lbs 0.45359237 kg
2 lbs 0.90718474 kg
3 lbs 1.36077711 kg
5 lbs 2.26796185 kg
10 lbs 4.5359237 kg
20 lbs 9.0718474 kg
50 lbs 22.6796185 kg
100 lbs 45.359237 kg
1000 lbs 453.59237 kg
How to Convert Pound to Kilogram
1 lbs = 0.45359237 kg
1 kg = 2.2046226218 lbs
Example: convert 15 lbs to kg:
15 lbs = 15 × 0.45359237 kg = 6.80388555 kg
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